Family:Whitney, Peleg Tallman (1814-1868)

Peleg Tallman⁷ Whitney (Benjamin⁶, Abraham⁵, Benjamin⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Benjamin⁶ and Bethiah (Woodward) Whitney, was born 12 Nov 1814, Lisbon, ME,^[1] and died 19 Jan 1868, Orono, ME.

Marriage intentions were published 29 Aug 1838, Old Town, ME, for him and Mary E. Varney, "of Skowhegan".^[2] He married firstly, Skowhegan, ME, 2 Oct 1838, Skowhegan, ME, Mary E. Varney. She was born 10 Apr 1817, and died 25 Jun 1859.

He married secondly, 25 Jan 1860, Saint John, NB, Louisa V. McLachlan. She was born 11 Jan 1834, Saint John, NB. She married secondly, 2 Sep 1869, Orono, ME, Arthur H/W. Dowdell, "both of Orono".^[3]

He resided Orono, ME.

Children of Peleg Tallman⁷ and Mary E. (Varney) Whitney:

i.	Charles T.8 Whitney, b. 21 Feb 1839, ME; d. 26 Jul 1840.
ii.	Charles T. Whitney, b. 27 Apr 1841, ME; d. 26 Aug 1842.
iii.	William Henry A. Whitney, b. 21 Apr 1843, ME; m. Maryetta Lockwood.
iv.	Charles T. Whitney, b. 7 Mar 1845, ME; d. 19 Jul 1846.
v.	Mary Ann W. Whitney, b. 6 Mar 1847, ME; m. Aug 1867, James D. Burnham; resided Florenceville, NB.
vi.	Emeline W. Whitney, b. 27 Sep 1851; d. 11 Sep 1852.

Children of Peleg Tallman⁷ and Louisa V. (McLachlan) Whitney:

vii.	Elizabeth V. Whitney, b. 12 Nov 1860, ME; m. 12 Sep 1881, Frederick Guderian; resided Minneapolis, MN.
viii.	William T. Whitney, b. 23 Jun 1864, ME; m.(1) Lucella B. Petty; m.(2) Lillian A. Nichols.

Census

• 1840, Orono, Penobscot Co., ME: Peleg T. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 20-29; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Orono, Penobscot Co., ME:

304 402 Peleg T. Whitney 35 M - Stageman $995 Me. Mary E. 32 F - " William H. A. 7 M - " Attended school Mary A. 1 F - " Betsey Witham 14 F - " Adeline Stacy 17 F - Servant " Horace Bunker 21 M - Grocer " Seth P. Varney 21 M - Ostler " Fred. Crom 22 M - " Canada Angeline Eveleth 30 F - Milliner Me. Phedora S. Eveleth 17 F - do " 403 Joshua Pollard 30 M - Sadler " Mary 25 F - " Lizetta 5 F - " Henry 3 M - "

• 1860: not found. Probably in New Brunswick.
• 1870, widow and children not found. Perhaps in New Brunswick.
• 1880, Anoka, Anoka Co., MN:

Arthur H. DOWDELL 45 Self M M W N. BRUN. Works In Pineries N. BRUN. N. BRUN. Lousia V. DOWDELL 45 Wife F M W N. BRUN. Keeping House SCOT. SCOT. Lizzie V. WHITNEY 19 SDau F S W N. BRUN. Milliner ME N. BRUN. William T. WHITNEY 15 SSon M S W ME Aprentice To Printer ME N. BRUN.

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. 406.

1.^  "Peleg Tolman [Whitney] s. Benjamin and Bethiah, b. Nov. 21, 1814," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed., Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

2.^  "Peleg [Whitney] [P. T. in int.], and Mary E. Varney, of Skowhegan, int. 29 Aug 1838, m. bef. 31 Oct 1838," according to Gray, Ruth, Vital Records of Old Town, Maine, Prior to 1892; Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 26 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1997).

3.((note|3}} "Arthur W. Dowdell and Mrs. Louisa V. Whitney, both of Orono, 2 September 1869 in Orono," according to Ruth Gray, ed., Penobscot County, Maine Marriage Records prior to 1892 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994).

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