Family:Whitney, Reuben (1804-1842)
Reuben7 Whitney (Reuben6, Abel5, Nathan4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Reuben6 and Mercy (Baker) Whitney, was born 1 May 1804, Litchfield, ME,[1] and died 1842.
He "Jr." married 22 Oct 1829, Litchfield, ME, Mary C. White, "both of Litchfield".[2] She was born about 1805, ME, and died 23 May 1875.
He lived at the Corner, near the Academy building, Litchfield, ME.
Children of Reuben7 and Mary C. (White) Whitney:
i. Tryphena8 Whitney, b. ca. 1830, ME; d. 1890, Richmond, ME; m. (int. 12 Jan 1853, Hallowell, ME[3]) 12 or 14 Jan 1853, Gardiner, ME, Charles W. Bancroft,[4] son of Amos and Pamela (-----) Bancroft. ii. Julia Ann Whitney, b. ca. 1832, ME; m. ("of Hallowell" int. 25 Sep 1852, Gardiner, ME) 27 Sep 1852, Gardiner or Hallowell, ME, Russell Phillips;[5] lived in Milford, ME; divorced; m.(2) 31 Jul 1884, William J. Day; b. ca. 1831; resided Howland, ME. iii. Sarah J. Whitney, b. ca. 1834, ME; d. 1880, Bowdoinham, ME; m. 27 Apr 1855, Hallowell, ME, Zina H. Bowen.[6] iv. William Whitney, b. 5 Dec 1835, Litchfield, ME;[7] m. Apphia G. (Bassett) Church. v. Reuben M. Whitney, b. 1836; m. Lucy A. Butler. vi. Elisha A. Whitney, b. 4 May 1838, Litchfield, ME;[8] not in the family in 1850; d. 26 Jun 1862; unmarried. "Killed in the army." See his mother's pension application. vii. Mary W. Whitney, b. 26 Sep 1842, Litchfield, ME;[9] m. William Berry; resided Bowdoinham, ME.
Census
- 1830, probably living in the family of his father, Reuben, in Litchfield, ME.
- 1840, Litchfield, Kennebec Co., ME: Reuben Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 3 males 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, and 2 females 5-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Hallowell, Kennebec Co., ME:
359 521 Margaret Souther 50 F - New Hampshire Caroline " 22 F - Massachusetts Joseph A. " 17 M - Clerk Maine 522 Mary Whitney 45 F - Maine Triphena " 20 F - Maine Julia " 18 F - Maine Sarah J. " 16 F - Maine Attended school William " 14 M - Maine Attended school Mary " 8 F - Maine Attended school
Hotel 48 51 Alden Baker 35 M - Merchant Maine Caroline " 43 F - do Franklin H. " 8 M - do Attended school Alma E. " 6 F - do Attended school Thomas Holmes 24 M - Stage Driver do Reuben Whitney 13 M - do Attended school
246 245 Martin Metcalf 64 M - $3000 $621 Mass. Eliza A. " 35 F - $400 Maine Angie E. " 1 F - Do Elisha Whitney 21 M - Do Charles Clifford 17 M - Do Attended school
- 1860, daughter Mary not found.
- 1870, Richmond, Sagadahoc Co., MA:
193 185 Russel Philips 31 M - House Carpenter $150 Maine Julia " 28 F - Tailoress " Franklin Z. " 7 M - " Attended school Mary E. " 4 F - " Attended school William K. " 2 M - " Julia E. " 2/12 F - " Mary Whitney 58 F - Tailoress "
Mary is living with her daughter Julia and family.
- 1870, widow Mary not found, not living with any of her children.
References
1.^ "Reuben Whitney, s. of Reuben Whitney and Marcy, b. 1 May 1804," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.
2.^ "Oct. 22, 1829, Reuben Whitney, Jr. & Mary C. White, both of Litchfield, by David Starret," according to Judith Holbrook Kelley and Clayton Rand Adams, comps. and eds., Marriage Returns of Lincoln County, Maine. Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 39 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, [2002]), p. 28.
3.^ "Tryphena [Whitney], 22, and Charles W. Bancroft, 23, (s. Amos and Pamela), int. Jan. 12, 1853. [m. Jan. 14, in Gardiner, P.R.1]," according to Hall, Mabel Goodwin, comp., Vital records of Hallowell, Maine, to the year 1892 (Auburn, ME: Maine Historical Society, 1924).
4.^ "Tryphenia [Whitney], of Hallowell, and Charles W. Bancroft, [married] Jan. 12, 1853," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).
5.^ "Julia [Whitney], of Hallowell, and Russell Phillips, int. Sept. 25, 1852. [m. Sept. 27, Hallowell Record]," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914). Also, "Julia [Whitney] [int. 20] and Russell Philips [int. Phillips, about 24] of Gardiner, [married] Sept. 27, 1852," according to Hall, Mabel Goodwin, comp., Vital records of Hallowell, Maine, to the year 1892 (Auburn, ME: Maine Historical Society, 1924).
6.^ "Sarah J. [Whitney] [int. 22] and Zina H. Bowen [int. Brown, 28], [married] Apr. 27, 1855. [Zimri H. Bowen, P.R.1]," according to Hall, Mabel Goodwin, comp., Vital records of Hallowell, Maine, to the year 1892 (Auburn, ME: Maine Historical Society, 1924).
7.^ "William Whitney, s. of Reuben Whitney and Mary, b. 5 Dec 1835," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.
8.^ "Elisha W. Whitney, s. of Reuben Whitney and Mary, b. 4 May 1838," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.
9.^ "Mary W. Whitney, d. of Reuben Whitney and Mary, b. 26 Sep 1842," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.
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