Family:Whitney, Alvin (1818-a1870)

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Alvin7 Whitney (Isaac6, Barnabas5, Isaac4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Isaac6 and Elizabeth C. (Parlin) Whitney, was born 8 Nov 1818, Freeman, ME, and died Brooklyn, NY. He is buried in Lewiston, ME.

He married, 21 Feb 1841, Wilton, ME, Susan Davis.[1] She was born about 1819, and died after 1870, when she appears in the census.

They lived in Lowell, MA, and Lewiston, ME.

Children of Alvin7 and Susan (Davis) Whitney:

i. (son) Whitney, stillborn Dec 1843, Lowell, MA.[2]
ii. Calista A. Whitney, b. 28 Sep 1845, Lowell, MA;[3] "Celestia A." m.int. 26 Dec 1862, Lewiston, ME, "Mr." Adelbert M. Knight, both of Lewiston;[4] "Philistia A." m. Adelbert M. Knight; resided in NY City, NY.
iii. Georgiana Whitney, b. ca. 1853, Lewiston, ME; m. John H. Rieger of Brooklyn, NY.

Census

191 219 Alvin Whitney 31 M - Painter Maine Susan " 31 F - " Corlista Whitney 5 F - Mass. Attended school Samuel Curtis 26 M - Black Smith Me. Charles Williams 22 M - Overseer Mass. Ruth Davis 30 F - Maine Charlotte Davis 17 F - " Hannah Stockman 22 F - " Milvina Cushman 23 F - " Jane Trufant 15 F - " Attended school

503 580 Alvin Whitney 32 M - Painter $5000 $1000 Maine Susan " 32 F - " Calista A. " 14 F - Mass. Attended school Georgiana " 7 F - Maine Attended school A. Rosa Colby 25 F - Fcty Operator Maine Angela Tuttle 17 F - " " " Mary E. Washburn 20 F - " " " Ruth Davis 41 F - " " "

481 857 O'Conner, Wm. 31 M W Clerk Liq. Store $300 Ireland Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 ... 858 Healey, Frank 45 M W Retail Liq. Dealer $1500 Ireland Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 ... 859 Duff, George 45 M W Clerk in Commisn. Store $500 N.Y. Father foreign born, Male citizen over 21 ... 860 Whitney, Alvin 55 M W Varnish Maker $300 Me. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah 50 F W Keepg. House do Knight, Philste 23 F W do do do -----, Delvet 26 M W Dry Goods Clerk do Male citizen over 21 Whitney, Georgiana 19 F W do Knight, Ellen 7 F W N.Y. Attended school Murphy, Frank 25 M W Marble Cutter $300 Ireland Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 Flagland, Jno. 25 M W Brick Mason $200 do Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21

121 164 Purdy, Victory 68 M W Patent Maker $5500 $1000 N.Y. Male citizen over 21 -----, Anna 68 F W Keeping House Conn. Warner, James 24 M W School Teacher Missouri Male citizen over 21 Purdy, Mary A. 36 F W Dress Maker N.Y. Knight, Mrs. 28 F W Boarding N.Y. Knight, Ellen 6 F W At School Me. Attended school Whitney, Georgia 17 F W Without Oc'n Me.

Albin WHITNEY 61 Self M M W ME Bottler ME ME Sausan WHITNEY 61 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME

References

1.^  L.D.S. International Genealogical Index, Extraction Program Batch #M503882.

2.^  "______ [Whitney], s. Alvin, stillborn, [abt. Dec. __, 1843.]," according to Vital Records of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1930). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 9, page 35.

3.^  "Calista A. [Whitney], d. Alvin, painter, and Susan, [born] Sept. 28, 1845," according to Lowell Vital Records. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 17, page 50.

4.^  "Intention of marriage entered between Mr. Adelbert M. Knight and Celestia A. Whitney, both of Lewiston, 26 December 1862. Alvin Whitney, the father of Celestia A. Whitney, gives his consent to the marriage.," according to Hodgkin, Douglas I., comp., Records of Lewiston, Maine: Volume 2. Town Records 1852-1863 and Vital Records Prior to 1865 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2002).


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