Family:Whitney, Thomas R. (c1805-1881)

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Thomas R.7 Whitney (Thomas Grace6, Samuel5, Samuel4, John3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Thomas Grace6 and Sarah (Beal) Whitney, was born about 1805, Bath, ME,[1] and died 5 Mar 1881, aged 74, Gardiner, ME.[2]

He married firstly, Harriett Waite. She was born Sydney, ME, and died between 1839 and 1845.

He married secondly, 9 Oct 1845, Hallowell, ME, Emeline Wilson Wyman "both of Sidney",[3] daughter of Levi and Paulina (Bean) Wyman. She was born 28 May 1821, Sidney, ME, and died 1906.

He resided ME.

Children of Thomas R.7 and Harriett (Waite) Whitney:

i. George C.8 Whitney, b. 14 Apr 1823, Anson, ME; m. Mary A. Cyphers.
ii. Wyman Whitney, b. ca. 1831, ME. Does not appear in census records after 1850.
iii. Lucy E. Whitney, b. ca. 1833, Sidney, ME; m. 26 Oct 1852, Farmingdale, ME, or 28 Oct 1852, Augusta, ME, Elbridge A. Dutton, b. ca. 1827, son of John Dutton.[4]
iv. Martha Whitney, b. ca. 1835, ME. She may be the Martha Whitney who m. 24 Dec 1853, Farmingdale, ME, Abraham Holland.[5]
v. James A. Whitney, b. 11 Apr 1840, Gardiner, ME; m. Elisa A. Sanborn.

Children of Thomas R.7 and Emeline (Wyman) Whitney:

vi. Franklin8 Whitney, b. 2 Apr 1847, ME; m.(1) Ella Seraphine Pullen; m.(2) Clara A. Christensen.
vii. Adaline Whitney, b. 5 Aug 1848, Sidney, ME; d. 16 Jan 1900, Boston, MA, aged 50 years 5 months 1 day, of broncho-pneumonia;[6] m. 3 Dec 1873, Boston, MA, Benjamin Frank Appleby, b. ca. 1845, Palmyra, ME, son of Henry and Dorothy (-----) Appleby;[7] has one child, Grace, resided 4 Westerly St., Jamaica Plain, MA.
viii. Francis E. Whitney, b. 25 Dec 1849, ME; unmarried.
ix. Catherine Whitney, b. 5 Jul 1851, ME; m. 3 Nov 1879, Boston, MA, George Cassius Swift, b. ca. 1849, Roxbury, MA, son of Francis and Abby (-----) Swift;[8] resided 641 Huntington St., Boston, MA.
x. Thomas Whitney, b. say 1853. Does not appear in census records.
xi. Alice Pauline Whitney, b. 5 or 18 Jul 1855 (twin), Gardiner or Farmingdale, ME;[9] d. 15 Jul 1903, Boston, MA, aged 47 years 11 months 28 days, of acute delerious mania;[10] m. 25 Apr 1881, Boston, MA, Herbert Dexter Cogswell.[11]
xii. Augustine Whitney, b. 5 or 18 Jul 1855 (twin), Farmingdale, ME;[12] unmarried; resided Farmingdale, ME.
xiii. Eliza Ann Whitney, b. say 1857. Does not appear in census records.
xiv. Olive Whitney, b. 28 Feb 1859, ME; d. 8 Aug 1871.
xv. Ernest Whitney, b. 1862, Farmingdale, ME; in 1895 resided 117 No. Sheldon St., Chicago, IL; m. 8 Dec 1907, Boston, MA, Cora H. Small, b. ca. 1863, Deer Isle, ME, dau. of Benjamin and Lucy T. (Jordan) Small.[13]

Census

311 415 Thomas R. Whitney 45 M - Laborer $200 Me. Emeline W. " 28 F - " Wyman " 19 M - Laborer " Lucy " 17 F - " Attended school Martha " 15 F - " Attended school James A. " 11 M - " Attended school Franklin " 3 M - " Adeline " 1 F - " ----- Whitney 5/12 F - "

130 134 Thos. R. Whitney 55 M - Maine Emmeline W. " 38 F - " Franklin " 13 M - " Adeline " 11 F - " Franklin E. " 10 M - Maine Attended school Catherine " 9 F - " Attended school Alice A. " 5 F - " Attended school Augustine " 5 M - " Attended school Olive " 1 F - "

59 72 Whitney, Thomas R. 65 M W Common laborer $1500 $100 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Emeline W. 45 F W Keeping House Maine Whitney, Franklin 23 M W School Teacher Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Adeline 21 F W Tailoress Maine -----, Helen 19 F W Domestic Servant Maine -----, Kate 17 F W Domestic Servant Maine Attended school -----, Alice 14 F W Maine Attended school -----, Augustus 14 M W Maine Attended school -----, Olive H. 10 F W Maine Attended school -----, Ernest 7 M W Maine Attended school

Thomas R. WHITNEY 75 Self M M W ME Farmer ME ME Emeline W. WHITNEY 58 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Frances E. WHITNEY 27 Dau F S W ME At Home ME ME Augustine WHITNEY 24 Son M S W ME Stone Cutter ME ME Ernest WHITNEY 18 Son M S W ME Laborer ME ME

Whitney, Franklin Head W M Apr 1847 53 mar XX Maine -----, Clara A. Wife W F Jan 1849 51 mar XX Xch Xliv Norway Whitney, Ernest Brot W M Nov 1864 35 sgl Maine

References

1.^  1850 Census, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME

2.^  "Thomas [Whitney], of Farmingdale, [died] Mar. 5, 1881, a. 74. C.R.1," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).

3.^  "Thomas R. [Whitney] and Emeline H. Wyman, both of Sidney, [married] Oct. 9, 1845," according to Hall, Mabel Goodwin, comp., Vital records of Hallowell, Maine, to the year 1892 (Auburn, ME: Maine Historical Society, 1924).

4.^  "Lucy E. [Whitney] of Farmingdale (age 21, b. Sidney, d. of Thomas) and Elbridge Dutton (age 25, s. of John), [married] Oct. 28, 1852," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. II, pp. 196-197.

5.^  "Martha [Whitney] and Abraham Holland, Dec. 24, 1853," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Farmingdale, Maine, prior to 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1909).

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 507, page 29.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 255, page 192.

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 309, page 126.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 541, page 375.

10.^  "Alice [Whitney], [twin] d. Thomas R. and Emeline W., [born] July 18, 1855, in Farmingdale," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).

11.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 327, page 55.

12.^  "Augustine [Whitney], [twin] s. Thomas R. and Emeline W., [born] July 18, 1855, in Farmingdale," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).

13.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 573, page 317.

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