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Our Pioneer Families: Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade.
Title page, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 107, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 120, 120(a), 120(b), 122.
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3- Mary
4- Reuben
5- Abel
6- Joel
7- Porter
f- Mary b. 5 Oct 1744, York
g- Lydia b. 31 July 1746, York
h- Zebulon b. 27 Sept 1747, York m. Joanne Stone
i- Joanna b. 27 Sept 1749, York
j- Naphthali b. 10 Feb 1750, York
k- Micah b. 11 Dec 1752, York m. Hannah Cobb
(SEE PAGE 63 FOR CHILDREN)
1- Daniel b. 26 Sept 1754, Gorham
m- Paul b. 30 June 1756, d. 29 Aug 1778 in Revol. War.
6- Sarah (dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah Ford) b. 8 Nov 1714, York
m. Jeremiah Simpson
7- Isaac b. 9 March 1720, York m. Sarah Crosby on 25 Feb 1743
d. 1800 at Freeport, Maine. He married three times but the other
names are unknown.
- children:
a- Lucy b. 31 July 1745 m. Jebez Morton
b- Phinehas b. 5 June 1747 m. Keziah Farnsworth
c- Isaac b. 28 Dec 1748 m. Mary Crockett
d- Hannah b. 28 Nov 1750
e- Stephen b. 19 Mar 1755, Saco, ME; m. Patty (Martha) Irish.
He was a rev. war soldier-drew pension in April 1818. Wife
b. 28 Aug 1761, d. 1836. dau. of Col. James & Mary Gorham
(Phinney) Irish. one child: Stephen, b. 5 May 1799 , in Auburn
ME. 25 Dec 1885. m. Abigail Mayberry 2nd- Catherine Cloudman
who d. 18 April 1857. Their children: Lewis, William, Ablion,
Mayson, Charles, Joseph & Sarah. All by 1st marriage.
8- Amos b. 5 Mar 1723, York m. Sarah Payne on 5 Sept 1748
9- Joanna b. 13 March 1729, York, ME
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e- Jonathan (fifth child of Benjamin and Jane) b. 1681, York;
m. Susanna Whitney
f- Benjamin b. York, m. Esther Maverick
g- Joshua b. 21 Sept 1687, York, m. Hannah Rockwood
h- Mark (mother was Mary Poor) b. 1700, Sherbourne, ME m.
Tabitha Miller
i- Isaac (mother was Mary Poor) b. , Sherbourne, ME m.
Elizabeth Bridges.
These three brothers: Nathaniel, John and Timothy were members of
the Military Company comprised as the Flowers of York, and the Young
men of that date" commanded by Captain Abraham Preble of York.
(1703 Against the Indians)
John and Elinor had a daughter Mary b. 23 May 1619, Islesworth,
England. She died young it is believed, as she did not come over from
England with them. There is no record of them having a daughter left
in Europe through marriage.
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k-pg61-Micah (son of Abel and Mary Crane (Cram), blacksmith by trade, rev. soldier from Buxton, Maine in April 1775-Jan. 1776. Lived in Gorham, Gray and Phillips. m. Hannah Cobb on 29 Nov 1779 at Gorham, Maine d. 4 Sept 1832 at Phillips. buried at the Rufus Bean Farm on the bank of the Sandy River- unmarked graves for him & Hannah in 1843. Hannah b. 28 March 1762; d. 5.Dec 1833. Parents unknown.
children:
1- Andrew b. 5 May 1794, Gorham, Maine m. Huldah Sweetser in 1817,
d. 1877-84. Huldah came from a prominent pioneer family also.
See page 69 for Andrew's family.
2- Ebenezer b. 15 Aug. 1791, Gorham, ME; m. Doras Drury Parlin on
26 Dec 1842, Phillips, ME; d. 18 Nov 1874 at Freeman, Maine; while
living at his son John's home. Dorcas b. 1812, d. 1894, Franklin,
Mass. dau. of Cpt John Parlin who was a rev. soldier. She was
a school teacher and had a son before marrying Ebenezer. He,
Ebenezer married late in life; was a farmer, mill man, civil engi-
neer. He laid out the first wagon roads in Phillips.
children:
a- Simon Parlin
b- John Drury, b. 21 Oct 1843, m. Eldusty Peary on 26 Jan. 1870,
d. 1933. Eldusty b. 1850, Maine; d. 1935. John served in
civil war- licensed preacher in Methodist church. Leader in
first brass band in Strong in 1862. lived in Freeman, Maine
and Franklin, Mass.
children:
1- Frank D. b. 9 Jan 1871, Freeman; m. Kate O. Coggesshall on
8 May 1894.
2- Minerva B. b. 11 Feb 1872, Freeman, ME m. Henry Norton
Foster Marshall on 31 Dec 1895. He d. 27 Oct 1913. She
was minister of New England Church of Nazarene. Went to
Africa as missionary and translated a song book in Lula
Tongue. He was wholesaler of paint and varnish- also
built with D. L. Moody the East Northfield Seminary -
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worked at Mt. Herman School for boys and set up the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.
children:
a- Ruth B. b. 5 June 1899, m. Rev. Walter L. Sheppard
on 21 July 1922.
children:
1- Thelma A. b. 1 Oct 1923
2- Ruth J., b. 15 April 1925
3- Walter L., b. 28 May 1929
3- Charles Louis b. 9 Feb 1874, Freeman m. Florence J.
Gibson on 5 Nov 1896. Lived Dedham, ME-worked 48
years for Adams & American Railway Express Co. at
Hyde Park, Boston. He was first trumpet player for
110th Calvery Band (mounted) in Boston.
children:
a- William E. b. 30 July 1898, m. Eleanor May Crosby,
b. 14 May 1902. Lives Nicholas, Conn.- he's commercial
artist.
children: 1- Weldon w. b. 6 Oct 1955 2- Diana E. b. 14 Sept 1942
b- Charles H., b. 1 July 1900 m. Ruth F. Warren b. 27 June 1897
children:
1 - Charles T., b. 28 June 1939
c- Clarence R., b. 11 May 1903 m. Elizabeth Obuchoub b. 17 July 1912. He is a welder. lives Hyde Park, Mass.
children:
1- Janet L., b. 29 May 1937
2- Robert E., b. 24 Sept 1939
d- Grace L., b. 6 Dec 1908 m. Duncan A. Crawford
e- Louis I., b. 9 Dec 1915, lives at Dedham, Mass.
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4- Jonas A. (son of John Drury) b. 5 Nov 1877, Freeman, Me.,
d. Dec 1877
5- Ralph T. b. 2 May 1890, Franklin, Mass., m. Myrtle Rockwood
Grant on 5 Dec 1919, at Ft. Benning, GA.
children:
a- Ralph T. b. 7 Oct 1921
b- Maitland G. b. 6 Oct 1923
c- Charles Edgar b. 2 Dec 1846, Phillips, ME; d. 15 Aug. 1894; married
Julia Burbank on 28 April 1877. He was farmer. Julia dau of
Benjamin Bray and Drusilla (Mayo) Burbank
children:
1- Charles Raymond b. 28 March 1878, Phillips, ME d. 1942; m.
Mary E. Durdan on 29 Sept 1909.
children:
a- Esther M. b. 14 Feb 1911, m. Philip E. Nokes
b- Charles A. b. 16 Dec 1912 m. Dorothy A. Littlehale; lives
Bristol, Conn (1943) was mechanical engineer.
1- Cynthia Ann.
c- Ruth A. b. 5 Dec 1914, m. Malcolm R. Knox
2- Albert Drury b. 7 Aug 1879, Phillips, ME not m. in 1943; AKA Bert
3- Benjamin Burbank b. 20 May 1884, Phillips, ME m. Hazel M. Hall on
14 June 1921. Lived Bangor, ME. was engineer- had one child: Hall
Whitney.
d- Myra A. b. 29 Sept 1850, Phillips, ME m. Frank A. Reed on 30 Nov 1882.
3- Sally (dau. of Micah) b. 11 Jan 1781, Gorham, ME, m. James Humphrey;
children:
a- Mary b. 29 Dec 1805, Phillips, ME
b- Betsey b. 17 Sept 1807, Phillips, ME
4- Lydia b. 5 Feb 1785, Gorham, never married, lived with bro.-Ebenezer; died in old age.
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5- Joel (son of Micah) b. 1787, Gorham, ME; m. Sally Dyer in 1815; Sally b. 10 Nov 1797; d. 6 April 1854; both buried behind the church there in Phillips; that Joel built. Joel was first postmaster of Phillips, town clerk in 1819- built town church and school. There is a monument behind the church where they and 2 of their children are buried. moved to Plymouth, then St. Paul, Minn. No descendents lived in Maine in 1943. Rev. Joseph Dyer, father.
children:
a- Sophie D. b. 1 Jan 1816, Phillips, ME
b- Charles T., b. 18 Sept 1817, Phillips
c- Julian A. b. 9 June 1820 ; d. 23 Nov 1854-buried behind church, Phillips
d- Joel E. b. 18 May 1822, Phillips in 1860 lived in Minniapolis
e- Eliza J. b. 20 June 1824, Phillips, ME
f- Sarah G. b. 2 April 1827, Phillips; died young, buried behind church
g- Andrew J. b. 20 April 1829, Phillips, m. Bertha Burbank
h- P. Luthum b. 18 May 1831, Phillips, ME
i- Julia d. young- buried in churchyard behind church (not repeat of above)
j- E.S. m. Helen M. Burbank- sister to the above wife of Andrew.
6- Charlotte b. 16 March 1789, Gorham, ME, never married-lived with brother
Ebenezer until he married- buried by him in Field's Cem., Phillips, ME.
7- Mary b. 30 April 1797, Gorham, ME; m. Rueben Smith, Lived in Mass- no other
records known.
8- Joanna b. 6 Dec 1799, Gorham, ME; m. Caleb Sylvester on 10 Sept 1818;
moved to Wisconsin.
children:
Eliza Sylvester b. 25 Mar 1819, Phillips, ME ; d. 11 May 1819
Ebenezer Sylvester b. 25 Aug 1820, Phillips, ME
9- Happy b. 1 Nov 1801, Gorham, ME m. Samuel Finix on 18 May 1821 at Phillips, ME lived in Phillips & Madrid Maine- then moved to Plymouth, ME.
children:
a- Mary Ann b. 13 Aug 1822, Phillips
b- Hannah Eliza
c- Sarah Jane
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10- Natham b. 11 Oct 1803, Gorham, ME, lived to old age- no record known
of his family.
11- Benjamin M. b. 19 March 1806, Gray, Maine m. Susan Wells on 26 Sept
1830, Phillips, ME d. 1890. Susan b. 1806, d. 1892. He was town clerk
and a school teacher. picture in book.
children
a- Phebe C. b. 24 Feb 1831, Phillips, ME m. Orrington Andrews. lived in
Gardiner ME.
children:
1- Hattie
2- Enols Andrew
b- Royal T. b. 29 July 1832, Phillips, ME married and moved to Texas-
had furniture mill- left lots of descendants.
c- Martin V.B. , b. 21 June 1834, Phillips, ME ; married first a Miss
Rowe ; they had a child--Theron C. b. 1862, Phillips, ME , d. 1940
he was a painter and paper hanger.
children: Mary, Pauline, Edith and Walter.
Martin remarried Widow Abbie Q. (Toothaker) Pratt of Phillips. they had a child; Edward H. b. 1867, Phillips, ME; m. Pearl Jenkins of Temple, Maine; rem. Ila (Babb) Ross of Phillips.
children:
1- Margaret b. 1900, Rangeley, ME m. Norton Hodgkins
dau. Rachel
2- Howard P. b. 1906, Rangeley, ME; m. Hazel Stanley- taught high school english,
children: Judith and Gilliam
3- Susan Melvina b. 28 May 1836, Rangley, ME; m. J. Richmond
Adams on 1 Jan 1860. In 1943 lived in Milton, ME and had 3 dau.
4- Joseph Clement (twin) b. 26 Feb 1838; lived Thorndike, ME-is dr.
5- Mary Clementine (twin) b. 26 Feb 1838, Rangeley, ME m. George
Cushman; d. 1916
6- Dexter Benjamin b. Dec 1841, Rangeley, ME m. Annis B. Ross;
lived Gardiner, ME-hydraulic Eng. children: Wm. Whitney-attorney
Benjamin (dec. 1943) m. Ida Page. lived Gardiner and Phillips.
12- William Peace Whitney (son of Micah)
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THIS PAGE IS OUT OF SEQUENCE: AS THE INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED LATE.
1- Andrew Whitney (fourth son of Micah and Hannah) b. 5 May 1794. (see page 63) m. Huldah Sweetser, b. 20 Feb. 1796.
children:
a- Jane Rideout , b. 4 March 1818, d. 1 Nov 1870; m. in 1837 to
Jacob Hammond Stinchfield, son of Nathan and Synlinda (White)
Stinchfield, Phillips, ME. later moved to Strong, Maine.
children:
1- Charles Alvah , b. 15 Oct. 1847; d. 22 April 1863-Civil War.
2- Augustus White Stinchfield, b. 1 Dec. 1842, Phillips; m. Martha
J. Bear on May 1, 1877. Moved to Rochester, Minn.- He was a
widely known physician and surgeon, helped build Mayo Hospital.
For many years was it's chief consulting physician.
children:
a- Nellie
b- Charles; d. young
c- Minnie
d- Lura
e- Alice
3- Nellie M., b. 28 Nov 1847, d. 24 April 1873.
4- Eliza J. b. 12 Jan 1852, d. 11 Nov 1889, in Los Angelos, CA;
m. Samuel G. Wethern
children:
a- Annie Wethern
b- Jane Wethern
c- Den Wethern
5- Lura , b. 24 June 1854; d. 21 Dec. 1875
6- Abbie, b. 9 July 1857; d. Mar 6, 1886 in Eyota, Minnesota.
7- Minnie A., b. 17 Jan, 1859, m. 29 May 1890 to Henry W. True;
lived in Cattaraugus, New York.
children:
a- Clara F.
b- Gladys F.
c- Lional
d- Henry, who died in infancy
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8- Clara B. (youngest child of Jane R. Whitney Stinchfield, b. 23 Nov. 1863, m. 11 Dec 1881 to C. Burton Ridhardson; who was a jeweler in Strong, Maine.
children:
a- T. Helen
b- J. Hammond
c- Marion E.
d- Augustus S.
B- Cynthia (second child of Andrew & Huldah) b. 18 Oct 1819, Phillips,
m. John Byron, Of Phillips (farmer) 2nd husband, George Staples;
farmer of Phillips. In 1865 George Staples left his family and
went west to live: George b. 25 Oct 1828. He was a civil war
soldier.
children by first marriage:
a- John W. Byron, b. 1 April 1841, lived in Phillips and Livermore.
b- Orvard Byron, b. 15 Oct 1843, m. Clara Gay. farmer.
children:
1- Archie m. Pearl Davenport of Phillips, lived Wilton; 4 sons
2- Orland m. d. approx. 50 yrs old; lived Starks, ME.
3- Nettie, died approx. 20 yr. old.
c- Cynthia Ann, b. 25 July 1845, m. Nelson Ross of Madrid, ME; She worked in shoe shops; lived with her son in old age.
children:
1- Daniel Ross, lived New Jersey; had a dau.
children by second husband:
d- Betsy Jane Staples, b. 23 Oct. 1850; d. 1920- m. 12 Feb. 1867
to Frederick B. Sweetser, a Civil War soldier, farmer and
carpenter, lived in Phillips.
children:
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