Family:Whitney, Isaac Sanderson (1802-1888)

Isaac Sanderson⁸ Whitney (Zimri⁷, John⁶, Zachariah⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, John², John¹), son of Zimri⁷ and Susanna (Sanderson) Whitney, was born 7 Apr 1802, Lunenburg, MA, and died 26 Nov 1888, Lancaster, NH.

He married firstly, 20 Jan 1823, Dublin, NH, Maria Ockington,^[1] daughter of Jesse and Hannah (Greenwood) Ockington. She died 9 Jun 1845, age 43 years, 10 months.^[2]

He married secondly, 19 Oct 1845, Dalton, NH, Hannah Wilson Crandall,^[3] daughter of Joel and Susanna (Bredin) Crandall. She was born 10 Jan 1813, Dalton, NH, and died 30 Sep 1864, West Bethel, ME.

He married thirdly, 6 May 1865, Bethel, ME, Harriet S. (Woodward)(Forbes) Marden, daughter of Luke and Sally (Howard) Woodward. She was born 24 Dec 1814, Hebron, ME, and died 24 Dec 1900, Lancaster, NH, aged 86 years exactly, of senility.^[4] She had married firstly, before 1850, Leland H. Forbes. She had married secondly, 2 Sep 1860, Lancaster, NH, James Marden.

He resided Bethel, ME.

Children of Isaac Sanderson⁸ and Maria (Ockington) Whitney:

i.	Charles G.9 Whitney, b. 4 Jul 1824, Jaffrey, NH; m. Harriett S. Stowe.
ii.	Sarah E. Whitney, b. 17 Feb 1826, Jaffrey, NH; d. 7 Mar 1889, Worcester, MA, aged 63 years 18 days, of epileptic convulsions; buried Danielsonville, CT;[5] m. 28 Jul 1858, Marlborough, MA, Charles Marshall Howe;[6] resided Marlborough, MA. Children: a. Herbert M. Howe, b. -----; res. Worcester, MA.
iii.	(son) Whitney, b. 1825-1830; deduced from 1830 Census; not in family in 1840.
iv.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1830-1835; deduced from 1840 Census.
v.	Susan M. Whitney, b. between Mar 1836 and Mar 1837; d. 28 Mar 1840, age 3 years.
vi.	Mary W. Whitney, b. 1837, West Bethel, ME; m. 17 May 1865, Marlborough, MA, Samuel B. Parmenter, as his second wife;[7] resided Marlborough, MA; s. p.
vii.	Zimri Whitney, b. 19 Aug 1839, Bethel, ME; m. Susan Jane Fairbanks.
viii.	George W. Whitney, b. ca. Jul 1842, d. 24 Dec 1842, age 5 months.

Children of Isaac Sanderson⁸ and Hannah Wilson (Crandall) Whitney:

ix.	Amanda Melvina9 Whitney, b. 24 Aug 1846, Bethel, ME; m. 26 Jun 1864, Edward L. Poor, b. 9 Aug 1839. He is a lawyer. Children: a. Willie Elberto Poor, b. 15 Feb 1866; d. 30 May 1866. b. Leland Howard Poor, b. 3 Apr 1867, M. D.; resided Sebago, ME. c. Lillian Almira Poor, b. 29 Aug 1872; resided Sebago. d. Lunetta Mabel Poor, b. 29 Aug 1872; resided Sebago.
x.	Martin Braden Whitney, b. 10 Sep 1848, Bethel, ME; resided unmarried Lancaster, NH; P. O. box 181.

Census

• 1830, Randolph, Coos Co., NH: Isaac S. Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 5-9.
• 1840, Bethel, Oxford Co., ME:Isaac S. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Bethel, Oxford Co., ME:

296 310 Isaac S. Whitney 48 M - Blacksmith $800 N.H. Hannah W. " 36 F - " Mary " 13 F - Me. Attended school Zimri " 10 M - " Attended school Amanda M. " 3 F - " Martha B. " 1 M - "

• 1860, Bethel, Oxford Co., ME:

33 33 Isaac Whitney 58 M - Black smith $1100 $600 Mass. Hannah N. " 47 F - N.H. Mary U. " 22 F - Domestic Maine Amanda " 14 F - " Attended school Martin B. " 11 M - " Attended school

• 1870, Bethel, Oxford Co., ME:

330 354 Whitney, Isaac S. 68 M W Farmer $1800 $886 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Harriet S. 54 F W Keeping house Maine -----, Martin B. 21 M W Farmer " Male citizen over 21

• 1880, Bethel, Oxford Co., ME:

Isaac B. WHITNEY 78 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Hayriot S. WHITNEY 65 Wife F M W ME Housekeeper ME ME Martin B. WHITNEY 32 Son M S W ME Farmer MA ME Eliza GREEN 75 Oth F W W ME IRE IRE Eliza A. LYON 60 Oth F S W ME Housework ME ME

• 1900, Lancaster, Coos Co., NH:

101 114 Cloudman, Joseph B. Head W M Nov 1845 56 mar New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire Day laborer, Owns mortgaged house -----, Mary E. Wife W F Oct 1847 51 mar 26 0ch 0liv New Hampshire Vermont Maine Whitney, Hariot S. MiL W F Dec 1814 85 wid 3ch 3liv Maine Connecticut Connecticut -----, Martin B. Brdr W M Sep 1848 51 sgl Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Day laborer Wentworth, Mary B. Brdr W F Jan 1832 68 sgl New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire Tailoress

Mary E. Cloudman was Marietta C. Forbes, Harriet's daughter by her first husband.

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), pp. 468-469.

1.^  "Isaac Whitney & Maria Ockington, m. 20 Dec 1823, NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

2.^  Maria O. Whitney headstone, Flat Cemetery, West Bethel, ME. Online database: Find A Grave. Her headstone also has the names of her children Susan and George.

3.^  "Isaac S. Whitney & Hannah W. Crandall, m. 19 Oct 1846, Dalton, Coos Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

4.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Death Index.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 402, page 589.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 118, page 155.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 181, page 134.

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