Family:Whitney, Benjamin Blethen (1823-1910)
Benjamin Blethen9 Whitney (Thomas G.8, Ephraim7, Moses6, Ephraim5, Moses4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Thomas G.8 and Thankful (Blethen) Whitney, was born 27 Apr 1823, Raymond, ME,[1] and died 23 Mar 1910, Falmouth, ME.[2]
Marriage intentions were published 5 Sep 1846, North Yarmouth, ME, for him and Persis H. Dolloff "of Gray",[3] probably daughter of Abner and Rebecca (Foster) Dolloff, which would make her a sister of Martha Dolloff who married his brother Ephraim. She was born 18 Jul 1829, ME, and died 25 Feb 1886.
Children of Benjamin Blethen9 and Persis H. (Dolloff) Whitney:
i. Rebecca D.10 Whitney, b. 22 Feb 1848, Casco, ME; m.(1) ca. 1865, William R. T. Welch; m.(2) 4 Jul 1901, Ozias Granville Blake. ii. Abigail E. Whitney, b. 26 Aug 1849, Casco, ME. iii. Thomas G. Whitney, b. 26 Jun 1851, ME; d. 20 Apr 1917, Gray, ME; m.(1) before 1875, Emma Roybe Campbell Blake; m.(2) 25 Mar 1917, Rosezilla A. Brooks. iv. Enos H. Whitney, b. ca. 1853, ME. v. Georgiana M. Whitney, b. 16 Jan 1855, Casco, ME; d. 4 Dec 1902; m. ca. 1881, George W. Field. vi. Abner D. Whitney, b. ca. 1859, ME. vii. Lucy J. Whitney, b. ca. 1862, ME. viii. Abner D. Whitney, b. ca. 1867, ME. ix. Thankful B. Whitney, b. ca. 1869, ME; d. 1933; m. 16 Aug 1890, Gray, ME, James E. Smith.
Census
39 40 Benjamin B. Whitney 27 M - None Maine Persis D. Do 21 F - Do Rebecca D. Do 2 F - Do Abigail E. Do 9/12 F - Maine
183 185 Benjamin B. Whitney 37 M - Farmer $250 -- Maine Persis " 31 F - " Rebecca " 12 F - " Attended school Alice E. " 10 F - " Attended school Thomas G. " 8 M - " Attended school Enos H. " 7 M - " Attended school George M. " 5 M - " Attended school Abner D. " 1 M - "
174 181 Whitney, Thomas 74 M W Farmer $800 $100 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Benjamin 47 M W Farmer $200 $200 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Persis 40 F W Keeping house Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Enos 17 M W Maine -----, Georganna 15 F W Maine -----, Lucy J. 8 F W Maine Attended school -----, Abner 3 M W Maine -----, Thankful 1 F W Maine
Benjamin B. WHITNEY 37 Self M M W ME Farmer ME ME Persis H. WHITNEY 30 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Thankful B. WHITNEY 11 Dau F S W ME At School ME ME Thomas G. WHITNEY 84 Oth M S W ME ME ME Eddie F. BLAKE 8 Oth M S W ME At School ME ME
The age 30 for Persis must be an error for 50.
References
- Census records.
1.^ "Benjamin [Whitney], s. Thomas and Thankful, b. 27 Apr. 1823," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.
2.^ The USGenWeb Project, Maine, Cumberland County, Casco, Casco deaths, 1907-1925.
3.^ "Benjamin B. [Whitney], and Persis Dollof of Gray, int. 5 Sept. 1846," according to Sherman, Ruth Wilder, comp., Vital records of North Yarmouth, Maine to the year 1850 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 1993).
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