Family:Whitney, Adrial L. (c1826-1906)
Adrial L. Whitney (Leonard, Lemuel), son of Leonard and Achsah (Cole) Whitney, was born about 1826, Medfield, MA or Boston, MA (from death record), and died 17 Mar 1906, Union, Knox Co., ME, age 80 years, 11 months, 9 days (calculated birth date 8 March 1825).
He married, 25 Aug 1850, Dedham, MA, Margaret Cronin.[1] She was born about 1830, Cork Island, Ireland, the daughter of Michael and Margaret (Keough) Cronan of Cork Island, Ireland. She died 5 Apr 1915, Union, Knox Co., ME at age 87 years, 5 mo. (Calculated birth date Nov 1827). In 1850, she was residing in a boarding house in Dedham, MA (listed as Mary Cronin).
About 25 Aug 1850, the family moved to Maine.
In 1860, the family was enumerated in Union, ME. Adrial was listed under the name "E. L. Whitney". Their son Erastus L. was listed as "E. L. Jr.", indicating that Adrial was perhaps named Erastus L. Whitney, although this could have been a mistake.
Adrial L. Whitney enlisted in Co. C, 1st Maine Light Artillery on 22 December 1863, and was discharged 17 June 1865.
In 1880, Mary M. Whitney, age 73, with children Laura, 37, and Granville G. Whitney, 33, were enumerated next door to Adrial's family. It is not known what, if any, the relationship was.
Children of Adrial L. and Margaret (Cronin) Whitney:
i. Erastus Leonard Whitney, b. 26 May 1851, Union, ME;[2] "of Union" m. ("of Union" int. 4 Aug 1877, Union, ME) 13 Aug 1877, Waldoboro, ME, ("of Union" int. 4 Aug 1877, Union, ME), Clara P. Kellock "of Warren".[3] He was not enumerated with the family in 1880 and died in 1923. He is buried in Blake Cemetery, North Warren, ME. Children: a. Edward Harris Whitney, b. 22 Jun 1878, ME. b. Stillman Allen Whitney, b. 10 Nov 1879, Warren, ME; m. 9 Nov 1901 in Waldoboro, ME, Emma B. Smith, the dau. of Larry and Lucy A. (Mink) Smith. She was b. 1879 in Thomaston, ME, d. 1939; she is buried in Blake Cemetery, Warren, Knox Co., ME. They apparently had no children. c. Luella Belle Whitney, b. 9 Apr 1883, Warren, ME.[4] She married first, 21 Dec 1907 in Union, ME, Leslie I. Feyler. He was b. in Thomaston, ME, the son of Eben O. and Lila (Young) Feyler. They were divorced. She married secondly, 27 Nov 1918 in Warren ME, William L. Stevens. He was born 26 Aug 1886 in Millbury, MA, the son of Frank and Cora (Norcross) Stevens. d. Warren L. Whitney, b. 28 Apr 1887, Warren, ME.[5] He apparently never married.
ii. James Alexander Whitney, b. 22 Oct 1854, Union, ME;[6] He died 14 July 1917 in Union, ME. He apparently never married. iii. Mary A. Whitney, b. May 1861, ME; "Miss" "of Union" m. William J. Smith "of So. Thomaston", the son of Joseph and Hattie A. Smith, on 28 Oct 1883 in Waldoboro, ME.[7] - Ch: Eva M. Smith, b. Mar 1884, ME; Alma C. Smith, b. Feb 1888, ME.
iv Alma C. Whitney, b. ca. 1865, ME; d. 29 Jul 1881, Union, ME.[8] She is buried in the Blake Cemetery, North Warren, ME. v. Winifred/Winniford 'Winnie' Whitney, b. May 1870, ME; d. 28 Apr 1940, Waldoboro, ME.
Census
- 1850: not found.
- 1860, Union, Knox Co., ME:
96 96 E. L. Whitney 35 M - Farmer $500 Maine Margaret " 31 F - " E. L. Whitney Jr. 9 M - " Attended school James A. " 5 M - " Attended school
312 343 Whitney, Adriel L. 45 M W Farmer $2000 $1000 Massachusetts Male citizen over 21 -----, Margaret 42 F W Keeping house Ireland Parents foreign born, Illiterate -----, Erastus L. 19 M W Maine Mother foreign born, Attended school -----, James A. 15 M W Maine Mother foreign born, Attended school -----, Mary A. 9 F W Maine Mother foreign born, Attended school -----, Alma C. 5 F W Maine Mother foreign born, Attended school -----, Winneford 1/12 F W Maine Mother foreign born, Born in May
James A. WHITNEY 25 Self M S W ME Farmer MA IRE Adrial L. WHITNEY 55 Fath M M W MA Farmer MA MA Margaret WHITNEY 51 Moth F M W IRE Keeping House IRE IRE Mary A. WHITNEY 19 Sis F S W ME At Home MA IRE Alma C. WHITNEY 15 Sis F S W ME At Home MA IRE Winiford WHITNEY 10 Sis F S W ME At Home MA IRE
357 380 Kallock, Abigail W F 53 Head wid Keeps house Maine Maine Me. 381 Whitney, Erastus W M 28 Head mar Farming Maine Maine Me. -----, Clara T. W F 22 Wife mar Keeps house Maine Maine Me. -----, Edward H. W M 1 Son sgl Maine Maine Me. -----, Stillman A. W M 7m Son sgl Maine Maine Me. Born in Oct
- 1900, Union, Knox Co., ME: Adriel L. Whitney.
- 1900, Warren, Knox Co., ME: Erastus L. Whitney.
References
1.^ "Adriel L. [Whitney], of Medfield, a. 25, b. Medfield, s. Leonard and Achsah, and Margaret Cronin of Dedham, a. 20, b. Ire., [married] 8:25:50 [Aug. 25, 1850]," according to Don Gleason Hill, ed., Dedham, Records of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths 1638-1845 (Dedham, MA: Dedham Transcript, 1886).
2.^ "Erastus L. Whitney of Union and Carrie P. Kellock of Warren, [married] 13 August 1877 by Reuben Orff, J.P.," according to Groves, Marlene A., comp. and ed., Vital records of Waldoboro, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #43 (Rockland, Me.: Picton Press, 2008).
3.^ "Erastus Leonard [son of Adriel and Margaret Whitney], b. 26 May 1851," according to Groves, Marlene A., comp., Vital records of Union, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #46 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2005).
4.^ "Erastus L. Whitney of Union and Carrie P. Kellock of Warren, [intentions] 4 August 1877," according to Groves, Marlene A., comp., Vital records of Union, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #46 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2005).
5.^ "Whitney (Added in a different hand is Luella Belle, see deposition 2-15-1950), b. 9 April 1883, child of Erastus and Clarissa," according to Groves, Marlene A., comp., Vital records of Warren, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #44 (Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2004).
6.^ "Whitney, Warren L., b. 28 April 1887, child of Erastus and Clarissa," according to Groves, Marlene A., comp., Vital records of Warren, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #44 (Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2004).
7.^ "James Alexander [son of Adriel and Margaret Whitney], b. 22 October 1854," according to Groves, Marlene A., comp., Vital records of Union, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #46 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2005).
8.^ "William J. Smith of So. Thomaston and Miss Mary A. Whitney of Union, 28 October 1883 by William Brown, Clergyman," according to Groves, Marlene A., comp. and ed., Vital records of Waldoboro, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #43 (Rockland, Me.: Picton Press, 2008).
9.^ "29 July 1881, Alma C. Whitney died in Union age 16 years. Funeral 31 July," according to Groves, Marlene A., comp., Vital records of Union, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #46 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2005).
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