Family:Whitney, Charles (1818-1896)

Charles⁷ Whitney (Charles⁶, John⁵, (poss.) Samuel⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Charles⁶ and Rachel (Pattee) Whitney, was born 9 Aug 1818, Thorndike, ME, and died 1 Aug 1896, Presque Isle, ME. He was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle, ME.

He "of Freedom" married firstly, 12 Nov 1844, Freedom, ME, or 13 Nov 1844, Knox, ME, Sarah K. Hall "of Knox".^[1] She was born 3 Jun 1820, and died 29 Mar 1862, aged 41 years 9 months 26 days. She was buried in Sayward Cemetery, Thorndike, ME.

He married secondly, 18 Aug 1864, Belfast, ME, Ruth N. Cunningham, daughter of Orren and Lucinda (-----) Cunningham. She was born about 1839.^[2]

Children of Charles⁷ and Sarah K. (Hall) Whitney:

i.	Charles Paris8 Whitney, b. May 1848, Thorndike or Freedom, ME; m. Clara B. Hammond.
ii.	William Bordman Whitney, b. 22 Jul 1850, Thorndike, ME; m.(1) Sarah J. McConway/MacKensie/etc.;m.(2) Bernice M. -----.
iii.	Alice W. Whitney, b. 8 Dec 1852, ME; d. 2 Jun 1922; bur. Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle, ME.
iv.	Sybell Whitney or Isabelle Whitney or Isabel S. Whitney, b. 13 Jan 1855, ME; d. 17 Aug 1878, Presque Isle, ME;[3] bur. Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle, ME.
v.	Charlene Augusta Whitney, b. 3 Feb 1860, ME; "Chander A." in 1860, "Charlie" in 1870, and "Caroline A." in 1880 Census; d. 8 Mar 1899, Yarmouth, ME; m. 6 Sep 1890, Presque Isle, ME, Herbert Lincoln Caulkins.

Children of Charles⁷ and Ruth N. (Cunningham) Whitney:

vi.	Eveline M. Whitney, b. ca. 1875, ME.

Census

• 1850, Thorndike, Waldo Co., ME:

86 94 Charles Whitney 32 M - Farmer $300 Maine Sarah H. " 30 F - " Charles P. " 2 M - "

• 1860, Thorndike, Waldo Co., ME:

96 91 Charles Whitney 41 M - Merchant $325 $540 Maine Sarah " 40 F - " Charles P. " 12 M - " Attended school William B. " 11 " - " Attended school Alice V. " 9 F - " Attended school Sybell " 5 " - " Attended school Chander A. " 1 M - " Attended school

• 1870, Freedom, Waldo Co., ME:

105 103 Whitney, Charles 51 M W Farmer $2000 $1025 Me. Male citizen over 21 -----, Ruth N. 30 F W Keeping house Me. -----, C. Paris 22 M W Farm Laborer $200 Me. -----, William B. 19 M W Works on farm Me. Attended school -----, Alice M. 17 F W At home Me. Attended school -----, Isabelle 15 F W " " Me. Attended school -----, Charlie 11 M W " " Me. Attended school

• 1880, Maysville, Aroostook Co., ME:

Chas. WHITNEY 61 Self M M W MAINE Farmer MAINE MAINE Ruth N. WHITNEY 40 Wife F M W MAINE Keeping House MAINE MAINE Alice W. WHITNEY 26 Dau F S W MAINE School Teacher MAINE MAINE Caroline A. WHITNEY 21 Dau F S W MAINE School Teacher MAINE MAINE Eveline M. WHITNEY 5 Dau F S W MAINE MAINE MAINE Louis A. CRESY 22 Oth M S W MAINE Farm Laborer U. S. U. S.

• 1900, Yarmouth, Cumberland Co., ME:

203 231 Caulkins, Herbert L. Head W M Nov 1860 39 wid Massachusetts New Hampshire Massachusetts Minister, Rents house -----, Charles W. Son W M Jun 1898 1 sgl Maine Massachusetts Maine -----, Louisa B. Moth W F May 1830 70 wid 3ch 2liv Massachusetts Scotland England Whitney, Alice SiL W F un. 1855 45 sgl Maine Maine Maine Teacher

References

• Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle, ME.

1.^  "Charles Whitney of Freedom and Sarah K. Hall of Knox, [married] 12 November 1844," according to Elizabeth M. Mosher, transcr., Vital Records of Freedom, Waldo County, Maine to 1892; also "Charles Whitney of Freedom and Sarah K. Hall of Knox, [married] 12 November 1844," according to Freedom, Maine, Vital Records. Also, "Charles [Whitney] of Freedom, and Sarah K. Hall of Knox, [married] 13 Nov. 1844," according to Mosher, Elizabeth M., comp., Vital records of Knox, Maine prior to 1892 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, c1996).

2.^  "Charles, 46, second m., merchant of Thorndike, s. Charles, farmer (b. Leeds), and Rachael (b. Vassalboro, Kennebec Co.), and Ruth N. Cunningham, 25, d. Orren, farmer, and Lucinda (b. Prospect), int. Aug. 13, 1864, "Certif issued Augt 18th." ," according to Alfred Johnson, ed., Vital Records of Belfast, Maine, to the Year 1892 (Boston, MA: Maine Historical Society, 1917), vol. 2, p. 465-466.

3.^  1880 Mortality Schedule.

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