Family:Whitney, Sarah (1739-1831)

Sarah⁵ Whitney (Nathan⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), daughter of Nathan⁴ and Lydia (Young) Whitney, was born 15 Aug 1739, Biddeford, ME,^[1] and died Feb 1831, Limington, ME.

Marriage intentions were published 27 Dec 1758, Falmouth, ME for her and Ebenezer Morton. She married, 27 Dec 1758, Gorham, ME, Ebenezer Morton, son of Bryant and Thankful (Parker) Morton. He was born 1738, Falmouth, ME, and died 17 Jul 1813, Standish, ME.

Children of Ebenezer and Sarah⁵ (Whitney) Morton, all born Gorham, ME:

i.	Mary Morton; b. 6 Mar 1760; m. after 1778, Moses Downs.
ii.	Martha Morton; b. 17 May 1762; d. 15 Dec 1824, Fryeburg, ME; m. 1 Jan 1785, Gorham, ME, Ebenezer Irish.
iii.	Joseph Morton; b. 9 Feb 1765; d. 13 Aug 1825, Gorham, ME; m. 22 Nov 1789, Gorham, ME, Lydia Lombard.
iv.	Matthias Morton; b. 31 Aug 1767; d. after 1830, Cumberland, ME.
v.	Elisha Morton; b. 25 Jan 1770; d. 1834, Plymouth, ME; m. 18 Feb 1796, Gorham, ME, Bathshuah Lombard.
vi.	Ebenezer Morton; b. 15 Jul 1771; d. 17 Jul 1813, Standish, ME; m. 5 Aug 1798, Limington, ME, Betsey Boody.
vii.	Josiah Morton; b. 14 Jul 1773; m. 15 Jun 1800, Limington, ME, Charity Dawes.
viii.	Daniel Morton; b. 11 Nov 1776; d. 1833.

References

1.^  "Sarah [Whitney], d. of Nathan and Lydia, b. Aug. 15, 1739," according to Beatty, John D., ed., Vital Records of Biddeford, Prior to 1856; Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 28 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1998), p. 15.

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