Family:Whitney, Elias Scott (1809-b1850)

Elias Scott's Locations

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Elias Scott⁶ Whitney (Nathan⁵, Benjamin⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Nathan⁵ and Sarah (Godfrey) Whitney, was born 1809, MA; died between 1840 and 1850, New Orleans, LA.

Marriage intentions were published 14 Dec 1834, Augusta, ME, for him and Sarah Godfrey "of Brunswick".^[1] He married, Brunswick, ME, Sarah Godfrey.^[2] She was born about 1807, Harpswell, ME, and died 1872. She married secondly, 30 Apr 1853, Augusta, ME, William Oliver, son of William, Jr., and Sarah (-----) Oliver He was born 9 Mar 1796, MA, and died 11 Dec 1864, Malden, MA.

Elias S. Whitney resided Augusta, ME.

Children of Elias Scott⁶ and Sarah (Godfrey) Whitney:

i.	Harriet Whitney, b. May 1835; d. 14 Sep 1840, aged 5 years 4 months; bur. Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Augusta, ME.
ii.	Alfred C.7 Whitney, b. 30 Sep 1835; m. Annie Goutier.
iii.	Mary Ann P. Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1838, Augusta, ME; d. 15 Mar 1886, Brockton, MA, aged 48 years 18 days, of cancer;[3] m. 23 Sep 1847, Portland, ME, Alpheus Soule.[4]
iv.	Harriett F. Whitney, b. 13 May 1841; d. 14 Sep 1846, Augusta, ME, aged 5 years 4 months, 1 day; bur. Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Augusta, ME.[5]
v.	Harriet Frances Whitney, b. Sep 1848, Augusta, ME; m.(1) Samuel H. Greenleaf; m.(2) William Henry Tobey.

Census

• 1840, Augusta, Kennebec Co., ME: Elias S Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Augusta, Kennebec Co., ME:

978 1119 Sarah Whitney 43 F - $1300 Me. George T. Godfrey 23 M - Machinist Me. Alfred C. Whitney 15 M - Me. Attended school Mary A. Whitney 12 F - Me. Attended school Harriet F. Whitney 2 F - Me.

• 1860: not found.
• 1870: not found.

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 228.

1.^  "Elias S. [Whitney] and Sarah Godfrey of Brunswick, [intentions] Dec. 14, 1834," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. II, pp. 196-197.

2. Source?

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 374, page 316.

4.^  Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 , at FamilySearch.org.

5.^  "Harriet F. [Whitney], d. of E. S. and S., [died] Sept. 14, 1846, a. 5y. 4m.," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. II, pp. 467-468.

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