Family:Whitney, Silas (1806-1876)
Silas Whitney (Charles), son of Charles and Polly (Heywood) Whitney, was born 1806, Hope, ME, and died 23 Jan 1876, Hope, ME, aged 66 years 10 months 18 days [sic].
He "of Hope" married, 10 Mar 1831, Belfast, ME, Lydia Jane Staples "of Belmont",[1] daughter of Luke Staples. She was born about 1809, ME, and died 26 June 1888, Hope, ME.
On 11 Feb 1842, Silas Whitney signed a petition as a resident of Hope, ME, against the setting off of the West part as a new town of Appleton, ME.[2]
Children of Silas and Lydia Jane (Staples) Whitney, if any, unknown, although the census of 1840 suggests a daughter born 1830-1835.
Census
- 1840, Hope, Waldo Co., ME: Silas Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 5-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Hope, Waldo Co., ME:
2 2 Silas Whitney 44 M - Farmer Me. Lydia Whitney 41 F - Me. Luke Staples 73 M - Farmer N.H.
91 102 Silas Whitney 54 M - Farmer $600 $295 Me. Lydia J. Whitney 51 F - " Zenas Mero 78 M - " Pauper Lucy Whitney 61 F - "
Lucy was his sister.
22 23 Whitney, Silas 63 M W Farmer $1000 $210 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Lydia J. 60 F W Keeping house Maine -----, Lucy 71 F W Maine Gould, Rose 14 F W Domestic Servant Maine Attended school
Lucy was his sister.
References
- Census records.
1.^ "Silus of Hope and Lydia Staples of Belmont, Mar. 10, 1831," according to Alfred Johnson, ed., Vital Records of Belfast, Maine, to the Year 1892 (Boston, MA: Maine Historical Society, 1917), vol. II, pp. 465-466.
2.^ Elizabeth M. Mosher, comp., Vital Records of Appleton, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993), p. 210.
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