Family:Whitney, Daniel (1793-1873)

Daniel⁷ Whitney (Enoch⁶, Moses⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Enoch⁶ and Hannah (Newcomb) Whitney, was born 22 Jan 1793, Limington, ME, and died 24 Mar 1873, Hiram or Harrison, ME, aged 80 years and 2 months.^[1]

He married, int. 30 Oct 1814, 19 Jan 1815, Susan Harmon,^[2] daughter of Napthali, II, and Polly (Nason) Harmon. She was born 31 Oct 1792, Harrison, ME, or Sanford, MA, and died 31 Oct 1875, Harrison, ME, aged 82 years 5 months.^[3]

He resided Harrison, ME.

On 6 Mar 1815, he was chosen a hog reeve.^[4] On 4 Mar 1816, he was chosen a hog reeve.^[5] On 5 Mar 1821, the town owed him due $5.50.^[6] On 7 Apr 1827, he was made part of new school district.^[7] On 3 Mar 1828, he was chosen a fence viewer, field driver, and hog reeve.^[8]

He settled in this town and lived many years on a small farm at the turn of the road leading to the residence of Fred Whitney. "Uncle" Daniel had some of the best traits of his ancestral family. He was honest, kind and true as neighbor or friend and "Aunt" Susie was his perfect counterpart.

Children of Daniel⁷ and Susan (Harmon) Whitney:

i.	Sarah P.8 Whitney, b. 29 Feb or 1 Mar 1816, Harrison, ME; m. Ebenezer6 Whitney.

Notes

There is no Sanford, MA; there is one in Maine, in York County.

Census

• 1820, Harrison, Cumberland Co., ME: Whitney, Daniel, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Harrison, Cumberland Co., ME: Daniel Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 10-14.
• 1840, Harrison, Cumberland Co., ME: Daniel Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 female 60-69, and 1 female 40-49; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Harrison, Cumberland Co., ME:

646 656 Daniel Whitney 57 M - Farmer $500 Maine Susan Whitney 57 F - do Deaf

• 1860, Harrison, Cumberland Co., ME:

339 340 Daniel Whitney 67 M - Farmer $400 $100 Gorham Me. Susannah " 67 F - Wife Sanford Mass.

• 1870, Harrison, Cumberland Co., ME:

119 120 Whitney, Daniel 77 M W Farmer $400 $150 Maine Cannot write, Male citizen over 21 -----, Susan 77 F W Keeping House Maine Cannot write

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 407-408.

• Moulton, Alphonso, Howard L. Sampson, and Granville Fernald, comps. and eds., Centennial History of Harrison, Maine: Containing The Centennial Celebration of 1905, and Historical and Biographical Matter (Portland: Southworth Printing Company, 1909), pp. 486, 703-704,

1.^  Harrison, Maine, Vital Records.

2.^  Harrison, Maine, Vital Records.

3.^  Harrison, Maine, Vital Records.

4.^  Harrison, Maine, Vital Records.

5.^  Harrison, Maine, Vital Records.

6.^  Harrison, Maine, Vital Records.

7.^  Harrison, Maine, Vital Records.

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