Family:Whitney, Marshall Hill (1800-1865)
Hon. Marshall Hill6 Whitney (Barnabas5, Isaac4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Barnabas5 and Sarah R. (Walker) Whitney, was born 15 Jan 1800, Freeman, ME, and died 20 Jun 1865, or 24 Jul 1865, Freeman, ME. (Note: Marshall's father, Barbabas, did not arrive in Freeman until 1808, so Marshall was probably not born in Freeman.)
He married 1 Jan 1819, Milton, or 6 Sep 1819, Freeman, ME, Lovina Luce. She was born 3 Apr 1793, Freeman, ME, the dau. of Benjamin and Prudence (Pease) Luce; died 14 Aug 1877, Freeman, ME. Marshall and Lovina are both buried in the Tuttle Corner Cemetery in Freeman, ME.
He was a senator from Maine in 1837. Was appointed postmaster in 1838, and excepting eight years served till he resigned the office in 1863. His son Summer lived in Rockland, ME, in Oct 1874, of the firm of S. Whitney & Son, manufacturers of lime, and dealers in corn flour, West India goods and groceries. He printed a partial record of the family. He resided Freeman, ME.
Children of Marshall Hill6 and Lavina (Luce) Whitney:
i. Lucinda7 Whitney, b. 29 Jan 1820 (twin), Freeman, ME. ii. Lorinda Whitney, b. 29 Jan 1820 (twin), Freeman, ME; d. Jul 1857; m. 19 Oct 1846, Strong, ME, Nathaniel French Williams,[1] b. 4 May 1812, d. 17 Mar 1864. iii. Sumner Whitney, b. 29 Dec 1823, Freeman, ME; m. Elizabeth J. Burbank. iv. Cyrus Whitney, b. 29 Apr 1825, Freeman, ME; d. 17 Mar 1826, Freeman, ME. v. Paulina Whitney, b. ca. 13 Oct 1826, Freeman, ME; d. 8 Apr 1847, Lowell, MA, aged 20 years 5 months 25 days, of disease of the heart; unmarried.[2] vi. Roscoe G. Whitney, b. ca. 1828; d. in infancy; buried in the Tuttle Corner Cemetery, Freeman, ME. vii. Charlotte P. Whitney, b. 30 Jul 1829, Freeman, ME; m. 16 Feb 1854, Lowell, MA, Stephen Jones, Jr., b. ca. 1832, Norridgewock, ME, son of Stephen and Sarah (-----) Jones.[3] viii. Elbridge G. Whitney, b. 24 Jan 1831, Freeman, ME; m. Frances Adelaide8 Whitney. ix. Clemina Whitney, b. 1835, Freeman, ME; m. 3 Mar 1858, Strong, ME, John Wesley Soule,[4] b. 7 Feb 1834, Avon, ME; resided in Rochester, MN.
Census
- 1820, Freeman, Somerset Co., ME: Marshall Whitney, 1 male 18-25, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830, Freeman, Somerset Co., ME: M. H. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, and 2 females 0-4.
- 1840, Freeman, Franklin Co., ME: Marshall H Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49, 2 females 20-29, 2 females 10-14, and 1 female 5-9.
- 1850, Freeman, Franklin Co., ME:
207 217 Marshall H. Whitney 50 M - Farmer $800 Me. Lovina Whitney 57 F - " Charlotte Whitney 21 F - " Elbridge G. Whitney 18 M - Farmer " Attended school Climena S. Whitney 15 F - " Attended school
1 1 Clarissa Sawyer 30-39 F - Me. . . . Climena Whitney 20-29 F - Me. . . . Lilias Whitney 20-29 F - Me.
260 264 Marshal K. Whitney 40 M - Farmer $150 Maine Lovina Whitney 66 F - Maine Elbridge G. Whitney 28 M - Farmer $800 $400 Maine
48 52 Whitney, Elbridge W. 38 M W Farmer $1000 $679 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Frances A. 27 F W Keeps House Maine -----, Hattie E. 7 F W At Home Maine Attended school -----, Lovina 77 F W Lady Maine
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. 233.
- Thompson, George A. and Thompson, F. Janet, A Genealogical History of Freeman, Maine 1796-1938 in Three Volumes, Volume 3 (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1996), p. 291-300.
- D.A.R., Maine G.R.C. 1951; S2,V21.1; Marriage Intentions from Freeman, ME Records, 1811-1870
1.^ "Laurinda Whitney, and Nathaniel T. Williams, [married] 19 Oct 1846," according to Strong, Maine, Vital Records.
2.^ "Paulina [Whitney], unm., operative, b. Freeman, Me., d. Marshall and Lovina, disease of heart, [died] Apr. 8, 1847, a. 20y. 5m. 25d.," 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 33, page 40.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 79, page 95.
4.^ "Climend L. Whitney, and J. Wesley Soule, [married] 3 Mar 1858," according to Strong, Maine, Vital Records.
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