Family:Whitney, Isaac L. (1781-1856)

Isaac L.⁶ Whitney (Isaac⁵, Isaac⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Isaac⁵ and Mary (Crockett) Whitney, was born 22 May 1781, Gorham, ME,^[1] and died 20 Oct 1856, Naples, ME, or 18 Oct 1856, Raymond, ME, aged 75 years 6 months.^[2]

He married, 5 Mar 1807, Raymond, ME, Margaret C. Leach,^[3] daughter of Mark and Margaret (Jackson) Leach. She was born about 12 Feb 1785, Raymond, ME, and died 22 Oct 1849, Raymond, ME, aged 64 years, 8 months.^[4]

Both are buried in the Raymond Village Cemetery, Raymond, ME.

He resided Raymond and Naples, ME.

Children of Isaac L.⁶ and Margaret C. (Leach) Whitney:

i.	Zachariah Leach7 Whitney, b. 17 Dec 1807, Raymond, ME;[5] m. Elizabeth C. Hayden.
ii.	Sophia Whitney, b. 11 Sep 1810, Raymond, ME;[6] "of Raymond" m.(1) 14 Aug or 19 Sep 1847, Portland, ME, Jefferson Bray "of Naples";[7] resided Oshkosh, WI; s.p.; m.(2) ----- Fernald.
iii.	Mark Whitney, b. 18 Aug 1814, Raymond, ME;[8] d. Oct 1815, Raymond, ME.[9]
iv.	Joseph Whitney, b. May 1816, Raymond, ME;[10] d. 8 Jun 1825, Raymond, ME.[11]
v.	Evelina Whitney, b. Apr 1818, Raymond, ME;[12] not found in any census record.
vi.	Mark F. Whitney, b. 11 Apr 1821, Raymond, ME;[13] d. after 1850.
vii.	Samuel Newell Whitney, b. 29 Apr 1823, Raymond, ME;[14] m. Abigail L. Hoyt.
viii.	Mary A. Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1825, Raymond, ME;[15] m. before 1858, George Buckley; resided Ophir, CA. Children: a. Maggie W. Buckley, b. ca. 1849, CA; m. ----- Coombes; res. Moore's Station, CA. b. Lillie Buckley, b. ca. 1851, CA. c. Mary A. Buckley, b. ca. 1853, CA.
viii.	Joseph Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1829, Raymond, ME;[16] d. 22 Jul 1836, Raymond, ME.[17]

Census

• 1810, Standish, Cumberland Co., ME: Isaac Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 1 female 26-45, 3 females under 10.
• 1820, Standish, Cumberland Co., ME: Whitney, Isaac, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 females 26-44, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Raymond, Cumberland Co., ME: Whitney, Isaac, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Raymond, Cumberland Co., ME: Whitney, Isaac, 1 male 50-59, 2 males 15-19, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 10-14; 3 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Raymond, Cumberland Co., ME:

28 29 Samuel N. Whitney 27 M - Tinman $400 Maine Abba L. Do 31 F - Do Clara A. Do 3 F - Do Ralph J. Do 1 M - Do Isaac Do 69 M - Farmer $400 Do Mark F. Do 29 M - Sailor Do

• 1860, Ophir, Butte Co., CA, p. 97/753:

1093 1075 Geo. Buckley 37 M - Farmer Me. Mary " 32 F - " Maggius " 1 M - Cal. Jos. Tonwsend 50 M - Farm Laborer N.Y.

• 1860, son Mark not found.
• 1870, Ophir, Butte Co., CA, p. 52:

579 542 Buckley, Geo. 49 M W Farmer $12000 $1000 Maine Male citizen over 21 Mary 40 F W Keep House Do Maggie 11 F W Cala. Attended school Lillie 9 F W " Attended school Mary 7 F W " Attended school

• 1870, son Mark not found.
• 1880, Ophir, Butte Co., CA:

Mary A. BUCKLEY Self W F W 50 ME Keeps House ME ME Maggie W. BUCKLEY Dau S F W 21 CA Teacher ME ME Mary A. BUCKLEY Dau S F W 17 CA Keeps House ME ME Smuck THOMAS Othr S M W 42 CAN Farmer CAN CAN Sumner G. PLUMMER Othr M M W 34 ME Painter ME ME

• 1880, son Mark not found

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), p. 233.

• Raymond, ME, Vital Records

1.^  "Isaac [Whitney], s. Isaac and Mary, [born] May 22, 1781," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).

2.^  "Isaac [Whitney], h. of Peggy (Leach), d. 18 Oct. 1856, ae 75 yrs., 6 mos.," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

3.^  "Isaac [Whitney] and Peggy Leach, [married] 5 Mar. 1807," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

4.^  "Peggy (Leach) [Whitney], w. Isaac, d. 22 Oct. 1849, ae 64 yrs., 8 mos.," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

5.^  "Zachariah L. [Whitney], s. Isaac and Peggy, b. 17 Dec. 1807," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

6.^  "Sophia [Whitney], d. Isaac and Peggy, b. 11 Sep. 1810 [m. (1) Jefferson Bray, (2) -----Fernald]," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

7.^  "Sept. 19, 1847, Jefferson BRAY of Naples & Sophia WHITNEY of Raymond; by Rev. Russell STREETER, Portland (B:370)," 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. 334.

8.^  "Mark [Whitney], s. Isaac and Peggy, b. 18 Aug. 1814," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

9.^  "Mark [Whitney], s. Isaac and Peggy, d. Oct. 1815," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

10.^  "Joseph [Whitney], s. Isaac and Peggy, b. -- May 1816," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

11.^  "Joseph [Whitney] [first], s. Isaac and Peggy, d. 8 June 1825," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

12.^  "Evelina [Whitney], d. Isaac and Peggy, b. -- Apr. 1818," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

13.^  "Mark F. [Whitney], s. Isaac and Peggy, b. 11 Apr. 1821," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

14.^  "Samuel N. [Whitney], s. Isaac and Peggy, b. 29 Apr. 1823," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

15.^  "Mary A. [Whitney], d. Isaac and Peggy, b. 6 Aug. 1825 (m. ----- Buckley)," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

16.^  "Joseph [Whitney], s. Isaac and Peggy, b. 4 Apr. 1829," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

17.^  "Joseph [Whitney] [second], s. Isaac and Peggy, d. 22 July 1836," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

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