Family:Whitney, Ingerson (1824-1890)

Ingerson⁸ Whitney (Amos⁷, Jonathan⁶, (prob.) Jonathan⁵, Samuel⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Amos⁷ and Hannah (?Doane?) Whitney, was born 30 May 1824, ME, and died 3 Jan 1890, Hudson, ME.

He married 30 May 1857, Hudson, ME, Celesthia Grey/Gray, daughter of James and Mahala (Nutt) Gray. She was born 1839, Bangor, ME, and died 22 Jun 1916, Bangor, ME.

Ingerson Whitney was a veteran of the Civil War. He and Celesthia are buried in the Village Cemetery in Hudson, ME.

Children of Ingerson and Celesthia (Grey/Gray) Whitney:

i.	Matilda Whitney, b. 30 Aug 1858, Hudson, ME.
ii.	Perley M. Whitney, b. 4 Feb 1860, Hudson, ME; m. Elizabeth "Lizzie" L. Willey.
iii.	Amos B. Whitney, b. Jun 1862, Hudson, ME; d. 7 Dec 1875, Hudson, ME; buried in the Village Cemetery, Hudson, ME.
iv.	Clody M. Whitney, b. ca. 1864, Hudson, ME.
v.	Vertie R. Whitney, b. 4 Mar 1866, Hudson, ME; d. 7 Aug 1877, Hudson, ME; buried in the Village Cemetery, Hudson, ME.
vi.	Lindora Whitney, b. ca. 1867, Hudson, ME.
vii.	Nellie Whitney, b. Sep 1869, Hudson, ME.
viii.	Effie N. Whitney, b. ca. 1873, Hudson, ME; m. 25 Feb 1892, Hudson, ME, William R. Peirce of Bangor, ME.
ix.	Bertie A. Whitney, b. 9 Apr 1875, Hudson, ME; m.(1) 27 Apr 1896, Hudson, ME, Olive Keezer; "Bert A." m.(2) between 1900 and 1910, Flora M. Graffam, daughter of Charles H. and Olive (Hutchinson) Graffam, b. 11 Jul 1871, Glenburn, ME, d. 26 Mar 1930, Kenduskeag, ME, aged 58 years 8 months 15 days.[1]
x.	Edmund B. Whitney, b. 22 Jun 1877, Hudson, ME
xi.	Norma Whitney
xii.	Malinda Whitney

Census

• 1860, Hudson, Penobscot Co., ME:

326 339 Ingerson Whitner 33 M - Farmer [Maine] Celestia A. 20 F - [Maine] Matilda J. 1 F - [Maine] Betsey M. 3/12 F - [Maine]

• 1870, Hudson, Penobscot Co., ME:

20 20 Whitney, Ingersoll 40 M W Farmer $800 $410 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Celesta 28 F W Keeping House Maine -----, Matilda 12 F W Maine Attended school -----, Perley M. 10 M W Maine Attended school -----, Amos B. 8 M W Maine Attended school -----, Clody M. 6 F W Maine Attended school -----, Lindora 3 F W Maine -----, Nellie 9/12 F W Maine Born in Sep

• 1880, Hudson, Penobscot Co., ME:

Ingerson WHITNEY 56 Self M M W ME Farmer ME ME Celestia WHITNEY 39 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Matilda WHITNEY 21 Dau F S W ME At Home ME ME Perley WHITNEY 20 Son M S W ME At Home ME ME Claude WHITNEY 16 Dau F S W ME At Home ME ME Lindora WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W ME At Home ME ME Nellie WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W ME ME ME Effie WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W ME ME ME Bertie A. WHITNEY 5 Son M S W ME ME ME Edward WHITNEY 3 Son M S W ME ME ME

• (poss.) 1900, 163 Park View Ave., Bangor Ward 7, Penobscot Co., ME:

187 207 Whitney, Clesta Head W F --- 1825 75 wid 10ch 6liv -- -- -- N.G., Rents house -----, Jane Dau W F Aug 1880 19 sgl Maine Maine -- -----, Edward Son W M --- 1883 17 sgl Maine Maine -- Bicycle repairer

• 1900, Hubson, Penobscot Co., ME:

221 228 Whitney, Bert Head W M Apr 1875 25 mar 4 Maine Maine Maine Farmer, Rents farm -----, Olive Wife W F Dec 1876 23 mar 4 0ch 0liv Maine Maine Maine

References

• Archive: Civil War Pension File, Ingerson Whitney.

1.{{note|1} "Mrs. Flora M. Whitney, b. 11 Jul 1871, Glenburn, ME, d. [26 Mar 1930], Kenduskeag, ME, res. Kenduskeag, ME, White, married female age 58 years, 8 months, 15 days, housewife, wife of Bert A. Whitney, daughter of Charles Graffam (b. Glenburn, ME), bur. Hudson Village Cemetery, Hudson, ME, bur. 28 Mar 1930," according to Mosher, Elizabeth M., comp., Vital Records of Carmel, Maine Prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1994).

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