Family:Whitney, Alpheus Spring Chandler (1822-1876)

Alpheus Spring Chandler⁸ Whitney (Joel⁷, Ephraim⁶, Joel⁵, Abel⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Joel⁷ and Jane Elizabeth (Corthell) Whitney, was born 25 Mar 1822, Jonesboro, ME, and died 18 Sep 1876, Livonia Twp., Sherburne Co., MN.

He married firstly, Salome K. Smith. She was born 1826, Whitneyville, ME, and died 1862, Anoka Co., Minnesota.

He married secondly, Lucy -----. She was born about 1817, NH, as seen in the 1870 census of Livonia, MN.

Children of Alpheus Spring Chandler⁸ and Salome K. (Smith) Whitney:

i.	Harriet9 Whitney, b. 1847, ME; d. 1928, MN; m. 12 Apr 1867, St. Paul, MN, Alexander James Craig, b. 1842, NB, d. 1912, MN.
ii.	Edward Livingston Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1851, ME; m. Sarah "Annie" Lougee.
iii.	Amanda J. Whitney, b. 1854, ME.
iv.	Clara Ella Whitney, b. 1856, ME; m. Franklin Crane.
v.	Mary E. Whitney, b. 1858, MN.
vi.	William Frederick Whitney, b. 1860, Livonia, MN; d. 15 Feb 1881, Livonia, MN.
vii.	Charles F. Whitney, b. ca. 1862, Livonia, MN.

Census

• 1850: not found.
• 1860, Oak Grove, Anoka Co., MA:

444 368 A. C. Whitney 38 M - Farmer $300 $225 Maine Salome " 32 F - " Harriett " 13 F - " Attended school Edward L. " 9 M - " Attended school Amanda J. " 6 F - " Attended school Clarra A. " 4 F - " Mary E. " 2 F - Minnesota Frederick " 1/12 M - "

• 1870, Livonia, Sherburne Co., MN:

2 2 Whitney, Alpheus 48 M W Farmer $2000 $800 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Lucy 53 F W Keeps House New Hampshire -----, Edward L. 18 M W WOrks on farm Maine Attended school -----, Amanda J. 16 F W Absent Maine Attended school -----, Clara E. 13 F W At School Maine Attended school -----, Mary E. 12 F W At School Minnesota Attended school -----, William F. 10 M W At School Minnesota Attended school -----, Charles F. 8 M W At School Minnesota Attended school -----, Edward L. 37 M W Invalid Maine Male citizen over 21

• 1880, widow Lucy not found.

References

• Some data from personal correspondence with Dr. Leonard Tibbetts.

• Tibbetts, Lawrence F., & Lamson, Darryl B., Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1997).

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