Family:Whitney, Samuel (s1795-a1820)
Samuel7 Whitney (John6, (poss.) John5, (poss.) Samuel4, John3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Rev. John6 and Lois (Wadsworth) Whitney, was born say 1795, and died after 1820 (and apparently before 1830).
He married, 17 Nov 1816, Leeds, ME, Salome Berry, daughter of Joshua and Rhoda (-----) Berry. She was born 8 Jul 1794, Leeds, ME, or 8 Jul 1797, Dexter, ME, and died after 1870 (and apparently before 1880).
Children of Samuel7 and Salome (Berry) Whitney:
i. Joshua Berry8 Whitney, b. 19 Aug 1817, Dexter, ME; m. Wealthy Jane F. Estey. ii. Lois Whiting Whitney, b. 6 Jun 1819, Dexter, ME; d. 20 Feb 1893; m. 6 Jun 1840, Lincolnville, ME, Samuel Wadsworth.[1]
Census
- 1820, Dexter, Penobscot Co., ME: Samuel Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 18-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 0-9; 2 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830: not found.
- 1840: not found.
- 1850: not found.
- 1850, Lincolnville, Waldo Co., ME:
305 313 Samuel Wardsworth 34 M - Laborer Maine Louis " 30 F - " John " 9 M - " Attended school Franklin A. " 6 M - " Attended school Saloma Whitney 55 F - "
254 281 Samuel Wardsworth 45 M - Day labor $200 $130 Maine Louis " 41 F - " John P. " 19 M - " Attended school Franklin A. " 17 M - " Attended school Tobias T. Wardsworth 9 M - Me. Attended school Saloam Whitney 65 F - Widow "
309 328 Wadsworth, Saml. 55 M W Farmer $650 $450 Maine Male citizen over 21 " Lois 50 F W House Keeper " " Franklin A. 25 M W Seaman " Male citizen over 21 " Tobias 19 M W On Farm " Whitney, Saloome 73 F W Boarding "
- 1880: widow Salome not found.
References
- L.D.S. International Genealogical Index, Batch # C521641.
1.^ "Lois [Whitney] and Samuel Wadsworth, both of Lincolnville, [married] 6 June, 1840," according to Maresh, Isabel Morse, Elizabeth M. Mosher, and Jacqueline Young Watts, comp., Vital records of Lincolnville Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).
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