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[[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)|Richard<sup>2</sup>]], | [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)|Richard<sup>2</sup>]], | ||
[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | ||
| − | son of [[Family:Whitney, Jonas (1727-1791)|Jonas<sup>5</sup> and Zebudah (Davis) Whitney]], | + | son of [[Family:Whitney, Jonas (1727-1791)|Jonas<sup>5</sup> and Zebudah (Davis) Whitney]], |
| − | was born 17 Aug 1772, Harvard, MA, and died 10 Oct 1826, Gray, ME, aged 54 years (g.s.). | + | was born 17 Aug 1772, Harvard, MA,{{ref|1}} and died 10 Oct 1826, Gray, ME, aged 54 years (g.s.). |
| − | Intentions of marriage were published 15 Sep 1797, Southborough, MA, for him and '''Joanna Newhall''' "of Leominster". He "of Southborough" married, 3 Oct 1797, Leominster, MA, '''Joanna Newhall''', daughter of Michael and Joanna (Collins) Newhall. She was born 7 Sep 1775, Bolton, MA, and died 2 May 1841, Gray, ME. | + | Intentions of marriage were published 15 Sep 1797, Southborough, MA, for him and '''Joanna Newhall''' "of Leominster".{{ref|2}} He "of Southborough" married, 3 Oct 1797, Leominster, MA, '''Joanna Newhall''',{{ref|3}} daughter of Michael and Joanna (Collins) Newhall. She was born 7 Sep 1775, Bolton, MA, and died 2 May 1841, Gray, ME (g.s.). |
He was also known as Dr. Peter Whitney. According to Pierce, Peter "went to Maine". | He was also known as Dr. Peter Whitney. According to Pierce, Peter "went to Maine". | ||
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| + | Peter owned a pew in the early 1800's at the First Parish Congregational Church and built the "Doctor's Bridge" in Gray, ME.{{ref|4}} | ||
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| + | In 1821, he was a Representative of the State Legislature.{{ref|5}} | ||
Children of Dr. Peter<sup>6</sup> and Joanna (Newhall) Whitney: | Children of Dr. Peter<sup>6</sup> and Joanna (Newhall) Whitney: | ||
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| − | | '''Aura<sup>7</sup>Whitney''', b. 6 Feb 1798, Leominster, MA; d. 17 Apr 1836. | + | | '''Aura<sup>7</sup> Whitney''', b. 6 Feb 1798, Leominster, MA; d. 17 Apr 1836, Gray, ME (g.s.). |
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| '''Cynthia Whitney''', b. 9 Feb 1800, Gray, ME. | | '''Cynthia Whitney''', b. 9 Feb 1800, Gray, ME. | ||
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| − | | '''Cephas Whitney''', b. 19 Feb 1802, Gray, ME; d. | + | | '''Cephas Whitney''', b. 19 Feb 1802, Gray, ME; M.D., 1825, Bowdoin College and the Medical School of Maine, Brunswick, ME; "Dr." d. 22 Jun 1826, aged 24 years (g.s.). |
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| − | | '''Amos Newhall Whitney''', b. 26 Nov 1805, Gray, ME; m. 23 | + | | [[Family:Whitney, Amos Newhall (1805-a1843)|'''Amos Newhall Whitney''']], b. 26 Nov 1805, Gray, ME; m.(1) Mary Wyer Jones; divorced; m.(2) Dorothy Franklin. |
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| + | | '''Mary Farnsworth Whitney''', b. 23 or 28 Apr 1810, Gray, ME; d. 9 Apr or 19 Feb 1830, Gray, ME (g.s.). Apparently she was named for her mother's sister, Mary (Collins) Farnsworth. Julia ended up with the cross stitch of her sister Mary's, dated 22 Sep 1818. | ||
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| + | | [[Family:Whitney, Julia Ann (1814-1889)|'''Julia Ann Whitney''']], b. 24 Aug 1814, Gray, ME; d. 14 Feb 1889, Gray, ME (cemetery records); m.(1) 20 Aug 1832, Gray, ME, Freeman Waterhouse; divorced Apr 1839, Cumberland Co., ME; m.(2) 20 May 1839, Gray, ME, Thomas Cary. | ||
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| + | == Notes == | ||
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| + | Karin Lightner has a cross stitch done by Joanna Newhall, and it shows her birth date as well as her name. | ||
== Census == | == Census == | ||
| − | * [[Archive:1800 Census Extracts, Maine#12|1800, Gray, Cumberland Co., ME]]: Peter "Witney", 1 male 16-25, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 0-9. | + | * [[Archive:1800 Census Extracts, Maine#12|1800, Gray, Cumberland Co., ME]]: Peter "Witney", 1 male 16-25, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 0-9. |
| + | * [[Archive:1810 Census Extracts, Maine#15|1810, Gray, Cumberland Co., ME]]: Peter Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 1 male 16-26, 2 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 16-26, 2 females 10-16, 1 female under 10. | ||
| + | * [[Archive:1820 Census Extracts, Maine#10|1820, Gray, Cumberland Co., ME]]: Whitney, Peter Doct<sup>r</sup>, 1 male over 45, 1 male 18-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, 2 females 16-25, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 0-9. | ||
| + | * [[Archive:1830 Census Extracts, Maine#20|1830, Gray, Cumberland Co., ME]]: Joanna Whitney, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 15-19. | ||
| + | * 1840, Joanna not found. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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* [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 81#P350|Frederick C. Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'' (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895)]], p. 81. | * [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 81#P350|Frederick C. Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'' (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895)]], p. 81. | ||
| − | + | 1.{{note|1}} "Peter [Whitney], s. of Jonas and Zebudah, [born] Aug. 17, 1772," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., ''Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850'' (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917)]]. | |
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| + | 2.{{note|2}} "Peter [Whitney] and Joanna Newhell of Leominster, int. Sept. 15, 1797," according to [[Archive:Southborough, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Franklin P. Rice, ed., ''Vital Records of Southborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849'' (1903)]]. | ||
| − | + | 3.{{note|3}} "Dr. Peter [Whitney] [of Southborough in int.] and Joanna Newhall, [married] Oct. 3, 1797," according to [[Archive:Leominster, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Franklin P. Rice, ed., ''Vital Records of Leominster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849'' (n.d.)]]. | |
| − | + | 4.{{note|4}} Hill, George T., "History, Records, and Recollections of Gray, Maine" (Portland, Maine: Seavey Printers, Inc., 1978), p. 236, List of Owners of Pews in the First Parish Church of Gray, Maine; Pews on the Main Floor 16. Peter Whitney. | |
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| + | 5.{{note|5}} Hill, George T., "History, Records, and Recollections of Gray, Maine" (Portland, Maine: Seavey Printers, Inc., 1978), p. 63. | ||
* Gray, ME, VR | * Gray, ME, VR | ||
* IGI Extraction | * IGI Extraction | ||
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| + | * ''Gray, Maine, Families'', collected by F. H. L. Nelson. | ||
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| + | * Records held by the Gray Cemetery Association, listing people buried in Gray Cemetery and their dates of death. | ||
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| + | * King, Marquis Fayette, ''Annals of Oxford, Maine, from its incorporation in 1829-1850. Prefaced with an account of the Shepardsfield Plantation and Supplemented with Genealogical notes from the town's earliest records'' (Portland, ME: the author, 1903). | ||
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| − | Copyright © 2007, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]] | + | Copyright © 2007-2010, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]], Karin Lightner, and the [[Whitney Research Group]] |
| − | [[Category: Maine]] | + | [[Category:Maine]] |
| − | [[Category: Cumberland County, Maine]] | + | [[Category:Cumberland County, Maine]] |
| − | [[Category: Gray, Cumberland County, Maine]] | + | [[Category:Gray, Cumberland County, Maine]] |
| − | [[Category: Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category:Massachusetts]] |
| − | [[Category: Worcester County, Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category:Worcester County, Massachusetts]] |
| − | [[Category: Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category:Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts]] |
| − | [[Category: Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category:Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts]] |
| − | [[Category: Southborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category:Southborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts]] |
Revision as of 14:36, 6 December 2019
Peter6 Whitney (Jonas5, Jonas4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Jonas5 and Zebudah (Davis) Whitney, was born 17 Aug 1772, Harvard, MA,[1] and died 10 Oct 1826, Gray, ME, aged 54 years (g.s.).
Intentions of marriage were published 15 Sep 1797, Southborough, MA, for him and Joanna Newhall "of Leominster".[2] He "of Southborough" married, 3 Oct 1797, Leominster, MA, Joanna Newhall,[3] daughter of Michael and Joanna (Collins) Newhall. She was born 7 Sep 1775, Bolton, MA, and died 2 May 1841, Gray, ME (g.s.).
He was also known as Dr. Peter Whitney. According to Pierce, Peter "went to Maine".
Peter owned a pew in the early 1800's at the First Parish Congregational Church and built the "Doctor's Bridge" in Gray, ME.[4]
In 1821, he was a Representative of the State Legislature.[5]
Children of Dr. Peter6 and Joanna (Newhall) Whitney:
i. Aura7 Whitney, b. 6 Feb 1798, Leominster, MA; d. 17 Apr 1836, Gray, ME (g.s.). ii. Cynthia Whitney, b. 9 Feb 1800, Gray, ME. iii. Cephas Whitney, b. 19 Feb 1802, Gray, ME; M.D., 1825, Bowdoin College and the Medical School of Maine, Brunswick, ME; "Dr." d. 22 Jun 1826, aged 24 years (g.s.). iv. Amos Newhall Whitney, b. 26 Nov 1805, Gray, ME; m.(1) Mary Wyer Jones; divorced; m.(2) Dorothy Franklin. v. Mary Farnsworth Whitney, b. 23 or 28 Apr 1810, Gray, ME; d. 9 Apr or 19 Feb 1830, Gray, ME (g.s.). Apparently she was named for her mother's sister, Mary (Collins) Farnsworth. Julia ended up with the cross stitch of her sister Mary's, dated 22 Sep 1818. vi. Julia Ann Whitney, b. 24 Aug 1814, Gray, ME; d. 14 Feb 1889, Gray, ME (cemetery records); m.(1) 20 Aug 1832, Gray, ME, Freeman Waterhouse; divorced Apr 1839, Cumberland Co., ME; m.(2) 20 May 1839, Gray, ME, Thomas Cary.
Notes
Karin Lightner has a cross stitch done by Joanna Newhall, and it shows her birth date as well as her name.
Census
- 1800, Gray, Cumberland Co., ME: Peter "Witney", 1 male 16-25, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 0-9.
- 1810, Gray, Cumberland Co., ME: Peter Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 1 male 16-26, 2 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 16-26, 2 females 10-16, 1 female under 10.
- 1820, Gray, Cumberland Co., ME: Whitney, Peter Doctr, 1 male over 45, 1 male 18-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, 2 females 16-25, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 0-9.
- 1830, Gray, Cumberland Co., ME: Joanna Whitney, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 15-19.
- 1840, Joanna not found.
References
1.^ "Peter [Whitney], s. of Jonas and Zebudah, [born] Aug. 17, 1772," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).
2.^ "Peter [Whitney] and Joanna Newhell of Leominster, int. Sept. 15, 1797," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Southborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).
3.^ "Dr. Peter [Whitney] [of Southborough in int.] and Joanna Newhall, [married] Oct. 3, 1797," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Leominster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (n.d.).
4.^ Hill, George T., "History, Records, and Recollections of Gray, Maine" (Portland, Maine: Seavey Printers, Inc., 1978), p. 236, List of Owners of Pews in the First Parish Church of Gray, Maine; Pews on the Main Floor 16. Peter Whitney.
5.^ Hill, George T., "History, Records, and Recollections of Gray, Maine" (Portland, Maine: Seavey Printers, Inc., 1978), p. 63.
- Gray, ME, VR
- IGI Extraction
- Gray, Maine, Families, collected by F. H. L. Nelson.
- Records held by the Gray Cemetery Association, listing people buried in Gray Cemetery and their dates of death.
- King, Marquis Fayette, Annals of Oxford, Maine, from its incorporation in 1829-1850. Prefaced with an account of the Shepardsfield Plantation and Supplemented with Genealogical notes from the town's earliest records (Portland, ME: the author, 1903).
Copyright © 2007-2010, Robert L. Ward, Karin Lightner, and the Whitney Research Group
