Family:Whitney, Eli (1826-a1910)

Eli⁶ Whitney (Peter⁶, Daniel⁵, Abel⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Peter⁶ and Eunice⁶ (Whitney) Whitney, was born 26 Jun 1826, Gorham, ME, and died after 1910.

He married, 21 Apr 1851, Little Falls, ME, Sarah E. Brown, daughter of William E. and Elizabeth W. (-----) Brown. She was born about 1832, ME.

Children of Eli⁶ and Sarah E. (Brown) Whitney:

i.	Mary E.7 Whitney, b. ca. 1854, ME.
ii.	Charles E. Whitney, b. ca. 1856, ME; d. betw. 1894 and 1900; m. 1 Nov 1879, Portland, ME, Emma F. Thompson,[1] b. Nov 1858, d. aft. 1900. Children: a. Ernest D.8 Whitney, b. Jul 1881, ME. b. Walter G. Whitney, b. Apr 1889, ME. c. Inez Whitney, b. Sep 1894, ME.
iii.	Frederic E. Whitney, b. ca. 1858, ME.

Census

• 1850, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME:

323 342 Eli Whitney 24 M - Farmer $1600 Maine Eunice " 60 F - " Hannah " 28 F - " Peter H. " 2 M - " Charles Gilkey 16 M - Labourer " Tabitha Whitney 54 F - "

Tabitha is Eunice's sister. Peter Herbert Whitney is a son of Luther by his first wife Phebe.

• 1860, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME:

215 227 Eli Whitney Jr. 34 M - Farmer $2500 $200 Maine Sarah E. " 28 F - " Mary E. " 6 F - " Attended school Charles E. " 4 M - " Attended school Fred J. " 2 M - " Eunice " 72 F - "

• 1870, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME:

344 383 Whitney, Eli 44 M W Farm laborer $125 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah E. 38 F W Keeping house Maine -----, Mary E. 16 F W Maine -----, Charles E. 14 M W Farm laborer Maine -----, Frederic E. 13 M W At school Maine Attended school 384 Files, Almond L. 30 M W Carpenter $2000 $100 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Eliza A. 26 F W Keeping house Maine -----, Etta F. 6 F W At school Maine Attended school -----, Ida M. 3 F W Maine

• 1880, Deering, Cumberland Co., ME:

Eli WHITNEY 53 Self M M W ME Laborer ME ME Susan WHITNEY 48 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Fred WHITNEY 22 Son M S W ME Conductor On Horse Cars ME ME

• 1880, Deering, Cumberland Co., ME:

Charles E. WHITNEY 24 Self M M W ME Carriage Manufacturer ME ME Emma WHITNEY 22 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME

• 1900, Scarborough, Cumberland Co., ME:

145 145 Whitney, Eli Head W M May 1826 74 mar 49 Maine Maine Maine Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm -----, Sarah E. Wife W F Aug 1831 68 mar 49 4ch 1liv Maine Maine Maine

• 1900, 180 Oxford St., Portland Ward 4, Cumberland Co., ME:

192 301 Whitney, Ernest D. Head W M Jul 1881 18 sgl Maine Maine Maine Clerk wholesale dairy, Rents house -----, Walter G. Brot W M Apr 1889 11 sgl Maine Maine Maine -----, Inez Sist W F Sep 1894 5 sgl Maine Maine Maine Whitney, Emily Moth W F Nov 1858 41 wid 3ch 3liv Maine Maine Maine

• 1900, 617 Congress St., Portland Ward 5, Cumberland Co., ME:

211 276 Whitney, Fred E. Head W M Jun 1857 42 mar 20 Maine Maine Maine Janitor, Rents house -----, Fannie L. Wife W F Mar 1857 43 mar 20 1ch 1liv Maine Maine Maine -----, Hattie M. Dau W F Mar 1884 16 sgl Maine Maine Maine Errand girl

• 1910, Portland Ward 6, Cumberland Co., ME: Eli Whitney, widower, living with son Fred E.

References

• Census records.

1.^  https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DK-H32, at FamilySearch.org.

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