Family:Whitney, Joseph Davis (1817-1885)

Joseph Davis⁷ Whitney (Benjamin⁶, Abraham⁵, Benjamin⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Benjamin⁶ and Bethiah (Woodward) Whitney, was born 9 Mar 1817, Lisbon, ME,^[1] and died 24 Mar 1885, Port Huron, MI.

Marriage intentions were published 12 Dec 1843, Lisbon, ME, for him and his first wife Loranda Harwood Whitney,^[2] daughter of Joseph Whitney (probably Joseph⁶ and [?Ann?] (Whitmore) Whitney). She died 21 Sep 1848, Lisbon, ME.^[3]

He "Mr." married secondly, 14 Mar 1850, Lisbon, ME, "Miss" Ann Sarah Whitney, "both of Lisbon",^[4] daughter of Joseph Whitney (probably Joseph⁶ and [?Ann?] (Whitmore) Whitney), sister of first wife. She died 8 Apr 1852.

He married thirdly, 21 Jan 1858, Margaret Masterson, his adopted daughter. She was born about 1835, and died after 1880.

In 1854 he went west, and resided for a time at Ruby, MI; later he moved to Port Huron, and was proprietor of the Huron House. He resided Port Huron, MI.

Children of Joseph Davis⁷ and Lorada Harwood (Whitney) Whitney:

i.	Bethiah Ann8 Whitney, b. 25 Sep 1844, Lisbon, ME;[5] m. 3 Jan 1863, James B. Dennison; resided Yarmouth, ME. Children: a. Melvin F. Dennison, b. 14 Sep 1863. b. Charles C. Dennison, b. 1 Mar 1867. c. William H. Dennison, b. 7 Oct 1869.

Children of Joseph Davis⁷ and Ann Sarah (Whitney) Whitney:

ii.	Clara Emma8 Whitney, b. 26 Mar 1851, Lisbon, ME;[6] d. 24 Jul 1877, Lisbon Falls, ME; "of Lisbon" m. 24 Jan 1875, Lisbon, ME, Frederick E. Tozier "of Fall River, Mass.";[7] resided Fall River, MA. Their one child d. in infancy.
iii.	Charles Joseph Whitney, b. ca. 1861, MI.
iv.	Frederick Adger Whitney, b. ca. 1865, MI.
v.	Jessie A. Whitney, b. ca. 1871, MI.

Census

• 1850, Lisbon, Lincoln Co., ME:

789 873 Benjamin Whitney 67 M - Trader $2000 Maine Bethia Whitney 71 F - " Joseph D. Whitney 33 M - Trader " Ann S. Whitney 20 F - " Bethia A. Whitney 6 F - " Attended school

• 1860, Port Huron, St. Clair Co., MI:

1453 1499 Joseph D. Whiting 43 M - Saloon keeper $140 $1000 Maine Margaret " 25 F - N.Y. Bertha A. " 15 F - Maine Attended school Martha Masterson 19 F - N.Y.

• 1860, Lisbon, Androscoggin Co., ME:

281 301 Actor W. Henry 59 M - Day Laborer Maine Mary A. " 49 F - " Ellen E. " 24 F - Tailoress " Alice J. " 18 F - Domestic " 302 George W. Coombs 27 M - Shoe Maker $500 -- " Lunice " 25 F - " Clara E. Whitney 9 F - " Attended school

• 1870, Port Huron, St. Clair Co., MI:

21 21 Whitney, Jos. D. 54 M W Hotel Keeper $6000 $3000 Canada Male citizen over 21 -----, Margaret 35 F W Keeping House Michigan -----, Charles 9 M W " Attended school -----, Freddy 5 M W " Attended school [and 5 domestics and 17 apparent guests]

• 1870, Lisbon, Androscoggin Co., ME:

92 99 Coombs, George W. 37 M W Taylor & Trader $3500 $200 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Leoma H. 35 M W Keeping House Maine -----, Eliza H. 4 F W " Whitney, Clara E. 19 F W Work in Woollen Mill "

• 1880, Port Huron, St. Clair Co., MI:

Joseph D WHITNEY 63 Self M M W ME Feed Store ME ME Margret WHITNEY 44 Wife F M W MI Keeping House IRE IRE Charles WHITNEY 19 Son M S W MI Clerk F Store ME MI Fredrick A WHITNEY 15 Son M S W MI ME MI Jesse WHITNEY 9 Dau F S W MI ME MI

References

• Census records.

• 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. 406.

1.^  "Joseph Davis [Whitney] s. Benjamin and Bethiah, b. Mar. 9, 1816," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

2.^  "Joseph D. [Whitney] and Zoraida Whitney, both of Lisbon, Dec. 12, 1843," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

3.^  "Loranda [Whitney], 1st wife of Joseph D. , d. Sep. 21, 1848," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

4.^  "Joseph D. [Whitney] and Ann Sarah Whitney, both of Lisbon, [married] Mar. 14, 1850," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995). Also, "Mar. 14, 1850, Mr. Joseph D. Whitney & Miss Ann Sarah Whitney, both of Lisbon, by Edward P. Briggs," according to Judith Holbrook Kelley and Clayton Rand Adams, comps. and eds., Marriage Returns of Lincoln County, Maine. Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 39 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, [2002]), p. 231.

5.^  "Bethiah A. [Whitney] d. Joseph D. and 1st wife Loranda, b. Sep. 28, 1844," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

6.^  "Clara E. d. J. D. Whitney and 2d wife Ann S., b. Mar. 19, 1851," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

7.^  "Clara E. [Whitney] of Lisbon and Fred E. Tozier of Fall River, MA, [married] Jan 24, 1875," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed., Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

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