Family:Whitney, Stover (1809-a1867)
Stover6 Whitney (Benjamin5, Benjamin4, John3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Benjamin5 and Mary (Varnum) Whitney, was born 13 Jan 1809, Bowdoin, ME,[1] or 18 Jan 1809, Brunswick, ME,[2] or 10 Jan 1810, Bowdoin, ME,[3] and died after 1867 and apparently before 1870.
He married, Susan Trufant, daughter of Samuel and Eunice (Adams) Trufant. She was born 5 Apr 1820, Bowdoin, ME,[4] and died 9 Feb 1895, Malden, MA, aged 74 years 10 months 4 days, of asthma and heart disease.[5]
He is listed in the Bath, ME, city directory for 1867.
Children of Stover6 and Susan (Trufant) Whitney:
i. Submit Ellen7 Whitney, "Nellie", b. 5 Sep 1837, Bowdoin[6] or Brunswick, ME;[7] "of Brunswick" m. 27 Jan 1861, Brunswick or Topsham, ME, William A. Walker "of Boston, Mass."[8] ii. Dunham H. Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1839, Bowdoin[9] or Brunswick, ME;[10] m.(1) Margaret Nickerson; m.(2) Margaret D. Coombs; m.(3) Margaret Whitney. iii. Eunice Whitney, b. 14 Oct 1841, Brunswick, ME,[11] or 14 Oct 1842, Bowdoin, ME;[12] m. William C. Harmon. iv. Deborah A. Whitney, b. 30 Nov 1842, Brunswick, ME,[13] or 30 Nov 1843, Bowdoin, ME;[14] m. before 1863, Lorenzo House. Children: a. George House, b. ca. 1863. b. Susan House, b. ca. 1873.
v. Delia Whitney, b. 30 Jul 1845, Brunswick, ME,[15] or 31 Jul 1845, Bowdoin, ME.[16] vi. Olive J. Whitney, "Jennie", b. 7 Sep 1847, Brunswick, ME,[17] or 30 Sep 1847, Bowdoin, ME;[18] m. 17 Aug 1871, Topsham, ME, Warren Procter, "both of Brunswick".[19] vii. Abby Ann Whitney, b. 12 Sep 1849, Brunswick, ME,[20] or Topsham, ME; m. Robert R. Corbett.
Census
- 1840: not found.
- 1850, Topsham, Lincoln Co., ME:
96 107 Stover Whitney 40 M - Laborer Maine Susan " 30 F - " Submit " 13 F - " Attended school Denham " 11 M - " Attended school Eunice J. Whitney 9 F - Maine Attended school Deborah A. " 6 F - " Attended school Delia " 5 F - " Attended school Abby A. " 3 F - " Olive J. " 10/12 F - "
231 255 Stover Whitney 50 M - Day Labr. Maine Susan " 40 F - " Ellen " 22 F - Tailoress " Deborah " 16 F - " Delia " 15 F - " Attended school Jane " 12 F - " Attended school Abby A. " 10 F - " Attended school William C. Harmon 20 M - Baker " Married in year Eunice " 18 F - " Married in year
123 140 Moses M. Nickerson 42 M - Teamster $800 $200 Maine Clara " 43 F - " Maria " 16 F - " Attended school George " 13 M - " Attended school Rozilla " 10 F - " Attended school Amos " 8 M - " Attended school Edward Nickerson 6 M - Maine Attended school Auga " 3 F - " Jane " 1 F - " George " 1/12 M - " Dunham Whitney 21 M - Seaman " Married in year Ellen M. " 19 F - " Married in year Francis E. " 9/12 F - " 141 John F. Hutchins 39 M - Shoe Maker Mass. Susan " 44 F - Maine Elizabeth " 16 F - " Attended school Amanda J. " 13 F - " Attended school Lucy A. " 12 F - " Attended school William H. " 9 M - " Attended school
256 264 Harmon, William C. 31 M W Baker $200 Maine Male citizen over 21 ------, Eunice 28 F W Keeping House Maine ------, Nellie I. 9 F W Maine Attended school ------, Dunham A. 6 M W Maine Attended school Whitney, Susan 50 F W At Home Maine -------, Jennie 23 F W At Home Maine
- 1870, son Dunham not found.
- 1880, Brunswick, Cumberland Co., ME:
232 369 House, Lorenzo W M 39 mar House Carpenter Me. Me. Me. -----, Deborah W F 36 Wife mar Keeping house Me. Me. Me. -----, George W M 17 Son sgl Works in Box Shop Me. Me. Me. -----, Susan W F 7 Dau sgl Attended school Me. Me. Me. Whitney, Susan W F 60 MiL wid no occupation Me. Me. Me.
References
1.^ "Stover [Whitney], ch. Benjamin and Mary, [born] Jan. 13, 1809," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).
2.^ "Stover Whitney, b. 18 Jan 1809," according to Brunswick, Maine, Vital Records.
3.^ "Stover [Whitney], h. Susan, [born] Jan. 10, in B.," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944). Also, "Stover [Whitney], h. Susan, [born] Jan. 10, 1810, in Bowdoin," according to Hill, Mary P., ed., Vital Records of Topsham, to the Year 1892 (Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., [1929] 1996).
4.^ "Susan [----] [Whitney], w. Stover, [born] Apr. 5, 1820, in B.," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944). Also, "Susan [-----] [Whitney], w. Stover, [born] Apr. 5, 1820, in Bowdoin," according to Hill, Mary P., ed., Vital Records of Topsham, to the Year 1892 (Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., [1929] 1996).
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume , page .
6.^ "Nellie Whitney, daughter of Stover and Susan (Trafaut) Whitney, b. 5 Sep 1837," according to Brunswick, Maine, Vital Records.
7.^ "Submit E. [Whitney], ch. Stover and Susan, [born] Sept. 5, 1837, in Bowdoin," according to Hill, Mary P., ed., Vital Records of Topsham, to the Year 1892 (Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., [1929] 1996).
8.^ "Submit E. Whitney, and William A. Walker, m. 27 Jan 1861," according to Brunswick, Maine, Vital Records. Also, "Ellen S. [Whitney], of Brunswick, and William A. Walker, of Boston, Mass., [married] Jan. 27, 1861, in T., N.P.6," according to Hill, Mary P., ed., Vital Records of Topsham, to the Year 1892 (Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., [1929] 1996).
9.^ "Denham H. [Whitney], s. Stover and Susan, [born] Feb. 25, 1839, in B.," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944). Also, "Denham H. [Whitney], ch. Stover and Susan, [born] Feb. 25, 1839, in Bowdoin," according to Hill, Mary P., ed., Vital Records of Topsham, to the Year 1892 (Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., [1929] 1996).
10.^ "Dunham Whitney, son of Stover and Susan (Trafaut) Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1839," according to Brunswick, Maine, Vital Records.
11.^ "Eunice Whitney, daughter of Stover and Susan (Trafaut) Whitney, b. 14 Oct 1841," according to Brunswick, Maine, Vital Records.
12.^ "Eunice [Whitney], d. Stover and Susan, [born] Oct. 14, 1842, in B.," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944). Also, "Eunice [Whitney], ch. Stover and Susan, [born] Oct. 14, 1842, in Bowdoin," according to Hill, Mary P., ed., Vital Records of Topsham, to the Year 1892 (Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., [1929] 1996).
13.^ "Deborah Whitney, daughter of Stover Whitney, b. 30 Nov 1842," according to Brunswick, Maine, Vital Records.
14.^ "Deborah A. [Whitney], d. Stover and Susan, [born] Nov. 30, 1843, in B.," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944). Also, "Deborah [Whitney] [A., added in U.S.C.], ch. Stover and Susan, [born] Nov. 30, 1843, in Bowdoin," according to Hill, Mary P., ed., Vital Records of Topsham, to the Year 1892 (Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., [1929] 1996).
15.^ "Delia Whitney, daughter of Stover Whitney, b. 31 Jul 1845," according to Brunswick, Maine, Vital Records.
16.^ "Delia [Whitney], d. Stover and Susan, [born] July 30, 1845, in B.," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944). Also, "Delia [Whitney], ch. Stover and Susan, [born] July 30, 1845, in Bowdoin," according to Hill, Mary P., ed., Vital Records of Topsham, to the Year 1892 (Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., [1929] 1996).
17.^ "Jennie Whitney, daughter of Stover and Susan (Trafaut) Whitney, b. 7 Sep 1847," according to Brunswick, Maine, Vital Records.
18.^ "Olive J. [Whitney], d. Stover and Susan, [born] Sept. 30, 1847, in Topsham," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944). Also, "Olive J. [Whitney], ch. Stover and Susan, [born] Sept. 30, 1847, in T. [a. 10 m. U.S.C.]," according to Hill, Mary P., ed., Vital Records of Topsham, to the Year 1892 (Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., [1929] 1996).
19.^ "Olive J. [Whitney], and Warren Procter, both of Brunswick, [married] Aug. 17, 1871, in T.," according to Hill, Mary P., ed., Vital Records of Topsham, to the Year 1892 (Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., [1929] 1996).
20.^ "Abby Ann Whitney, daughter of Stover and Susan (Trafaut) Whitney, b. 12 Sep 1849," according to Brunswick, Maine, Vital Records. Also "Abby Ann [Whitney], ch. Stover and Susan, [born] Sept. 12, 1849, in T. a. 3 y. in U.S.C.," according to Hill, Mary P., ed., Vital Records of Topsham, to the Year 1892 (Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., [1929] 1996).
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