Family:Whitney, Porter (1818-1891)

Porter⁷ Whitney (Ephraim⁶, Joel⁵, Abel⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Ephraim⁶ and Sarah (Noyes) Whitney, was born 3 May 1818, Jonesboro, ME, and died 25 Jan 1891, Jonesboro, ME

Marriage intentions were published 7 May 1852, Columbia, ME, for him and Elizabeth I. Nash,^[1] daughter of Jesse Lee and Susan Shaw (Nash) Nash. She was born 1827, and died 22 Jun 1874, Jonesboro, ME.

Both Porter and Elizabeth are buried in the Porter Whitney (Village) Cemetery in Jonesboro.

Child of Porter⁷ and Elizabeth I. (Nash) Whitney:

i.	Delia A.8 Whitney, b. Feb 1857; d. after 1930; m. 17 Dec 1902, Frederick O. Hichborn; resided Portland, ME.

Census

• 1850, Jonesboro, Washington Co., ME:

45 51 Porter Whitney 32 M - Lumberman $300 Maine Ephriam " 80 M - None " Sarah " 71 F - " Clarissa " 34 F - " Able " 64 M - None "

• 1860, Jonesboro, Washington Co., ME:

35 35 Porter Whitney 42 M - Lumberman $3000 $695 Me. Elizabeth " 33 F - " Delia " 3 F - " Thadeus Hatch 24 M - Farmer $600 $200 Me. Sarah " 19 F - " Christianna " 5/12 F - "

• 1870, Jonesboro, Washington Co., ME:

60 62 Whitney, Foster 52 M W Com. Labor $3000 -- Maine Male citizen over 21 " Elizabeth 43 F W Keeping house " " Delia A. 13 F W At School " Attended school

• 1880, Jonesboro, Washington Co., ME:

Porter WHITNEY 62 Self M W W ME Lumber-Surveyor ME ME Delia A. WHITNEY 23 Dau F S W ME School Teacher ME ME Clarrissa WHITNEY 64 Sis F W ME Keeps House ME ME

• 1900, 171 Neal St., Portland Ward 7, Cumberland Co., ME:

17 19 Shaw, Frederick W. Head W M Aug 1856 43 mar 6 Maine Maine Maine Commercial trav. [???], Rents house -----, Addie F. Wife W F Nov 1866 33 mar 6 5ch 4liv Maine Maine Maine Walker, James C. SSon W M Oct 1890 9 sgl Colorado Massachusetts Maine At school -----, Dorothy P. SDau W F Aig 1903 7 sgl Maine Massachusetts Maine At school Shaw, Lawrence B. Son W M Jun 1897 2 sgl Maine Maine Maine -----, Lucretia M. Dau W F May 1900 0m sgl Maine Maine Maine Wright, Harriet L. Srvt B F Jul 1879 20 sgl New Hampshire Connecticut New Hampshire Servant 20 Crandon, Sarah E. Head W F Dec 1852 47 wid 3ch 3liv Maine Maine Maine Housekeeper, Rents house Crandon, Joe C. Son W M Aug 1878 21 sgl Maine Maine Maine Foreman electrician Whitney, Delia Cous W F Feb 1857 43 sgl Maine Maine Maine Seamstress Marden, Laura Brdr W F Oct 1872 27 sgl Maine Maine Maine Seamstress

Sarah E. Crandon was Sarah Elizabeth⁹ [Whitney] Crandon, a first cousin once removed.

References

• Census Records

1.^  "Whitney Porter of Jonesboro and Slizabeth (sic) I. Nash int 7 May 1852," according to Columbia, Maine, Vital Records.

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