Family:Whitney, Abraham (1798-1850)
Abraham6 Whitney (Abraham5, Benjamin4, John3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Abraham5 and Apphia (Coombs) Whitney, was born 4 Jul 1798, Lisbon, ME,[1] and died 7 Mar 1850, Lisbon, ME.[2] He was buried in the Sawyer Cemetery, Durham, ME.
Intentions of marriage were published 13 May 1820, Topsham, ME, for him "3rd, of Lisbon" and Ann Conant.[3] Intentions of marriage were published 14 May 1820, Lisbon, ME, for him and Ann Conant "of Topsham".[4] He married, 27 May 1820, Lisbon Falls or Topsham, ME, Ann Conant,[5] "of Topsham", daughter of Thomas and Rachel (McCaslin) Conant. She was born Nov 1800, Lisbon, ME, died 17 Jan 1888, Durham, ME, aged 87 years,[6] and was buried in the Sawyer Cemetery, Durham, ME.
Children of Abraham6 and Ann (Conant) Whitney, all born Lisbon Falls, ME:
i. Rachel7 Whitney, b. 14 Oct 1820;[7] d. 17 May 1915, Berlin, NH, aged 94 years 7 months 2 days; m. 7 Dec 1843, Durham, ME, William Gerrish, Jr., both "of Durham".[8] ii. Mehetable Whitney, b. 1 Apr 1822;[9] "of Lisbon" m. 9 Aug 1842, Lisbon Falls, ME, James Strout, Jr., "of Durham".[10] iii. William Woodward Whitney, b. 14 May 1825;[11] m. Susan W. Mack. iv. Apphia Ann Whitney, b. 20 Jul 1827;[12] "of Lisbon" m. (int. 17 May 1849, Lisbon Falls, ME[13]) 30 May 1849, Durham, ME, Isaac Lambert, Jr. "of Durham"[14] v. Louisa Augusta Whitney, b. 9 Feb 1831;[15] m. 1 June 1871, Durham, ME, Emery S. Warren, as his second wife.[16]
Census
- 1820: Lisbon, Lincoln Co., ME: Abraham Whitney 3d, 1 male 18-25 and 1 female 16-25; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830: Lisbon, Lincoln Co., ME: Abraham Whitney 2, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, 2 females 5-9, 1 female 0-4.
- 1840: Lisbon, Lincoln Co., ME: Abra Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 15-19, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 5-9; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1850, Lisbon, Lincoln Co., ME: Ann Whitney
813 901 Ann Whitney 51 F - Maine Betsey Whitney 53 F - $800 "
169 181 Anna Whitney 59 F - $50 Maine Louisa A. do 39 F - do Edward E. Lambert 10 M - do Attended school
113 121 Whitney, Anna 69 F W Keeping house Me. -----, Louisa A. 39 F W Dress Maker Me.
120 125 Warren, Emery S. W M 60 mar Merchant Me. Me. Me. ------, Louisa A. W F 49 Wife mar Keeping house Me. Me. Me. ------, George E. W M 25 Son sgl Clerk in store Me. Me. Me. Whitney, Ann C. W F 79 MiL wid Boarder Me. Me. Me.
References
1.^ "Abraham [Whitney] s. Abraham and Apphia, b. July 4, 1798," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).
2.^ "Abraham [Whitney] h. Ann, d. 7 Mar. 1850," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).
3.^ "Abraham [Whitney], 3rd, of Lisbon, and Ann Conant of T., int. May 13, 1820. [cert. May 27, "3rd" omitted.]," according to Hill, Mary P., ed., Vital Records of Topsham, to the Year 1892 (Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., [1929] 1996).
4.^ "Abraham [Whitney] 3d of Lisbon and Ann Conant of Topsham, [intentions] May 14, 1820," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).
5.^ "Abraham [Whitney], and Ann Conant, m. 27 May 1820, Lewiston, Androscoggin, ME," according to L.D.S. North America Vital Records Index.
6.^ "Mrs. Anna Whitney, mother of Mrs. Louisa Warren, died in Durham 18 Jan 1888, age 87 years," according to Durham, Maine, Vital Records.
7.^ "Rachel [Whitney] d. Abraham and Ann, b. 14 Oct. 1820," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).
8.^ "Dec. 7, 1843, Wm. GERRISH, Jr., & Rachel WHITNEY, both of Durham; by Leander HUSSEY, M.G., Durham (B:226)," according to Kelley, Judith Holbrook, ed. and transcr., Clayton Rand Adams, ed., Marriage Returns of Cumberland County, Maine, Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 29 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1998), p. 253. Also, "William Gerrish, Jr. and Rachel Whitney, both of Durham, m. 7 December 1843," according to Durham, Maine, Vital Records.
9.^ "Mehitable [Whitney] d. Abraham and Ann, b. Apr. 1, 1822," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).
10.^ "Mehetable [Whitney] [Mehettable in Int.] of Lisbon and James Strout Jr. [Jr. missing in Int.] of Durham, [married] Aug. 9, 1842," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995). Also, "Aug. 9, 1842, Mr. James Strout of Durham & Miss Mehitable Whitney of Lisbon, by William Woodward, Esq.," 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. 141. Also, "James Strout, Jr. of Durham and Mehitable Whitney of Lisbon, [intentions] 16 July 1842," according to Durham, Maine, Vital Records.
11.^ "William Woodward [Whitney] s. Abraham and Ann, b. Mar. 14 1825," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).
12.^ "Apphia Ann [Whitney] d. Abraham and Ann, b. July 20, 1827," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).
13.^ "Appia Ann [Whitney] of Lisbon and Isaac Lambert Jr. of Durham, [intentions] May 17, 1849," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).
14.^ "May 31, 1849, Isaac LAMBERT of Durham & Aphia A. WHITNEY of Lisbon; by Rev. Moses HANSCOMB, Durham (C:95)," according to Kelley, Judith Holbrook, ed. and transcr., Clayton Rand Adams, ed., Marriage Returns of Cumberland County, Maine, Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 29 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1998), p. 400. Also, "Isaac Lambert of Durham and Aphia Whitney of Lisbon m. 31 May 1849," according to Durham, Maine, Vital Records.
15.^ "Louisa Augusta [Whitney] d. Abraham and Ann, b. Feb. 9, 1831," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).
16.^ "Emery S. Warren and Louisa A. Whitney, both of Durham, m. 1 June 1871," according to Durham, Maine, Vital Records.
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