Family:Whitney, Simeon (1799-1884)

Simeon⁷ Whitney (Nathaniel⁶, Abel⁵, Naham⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Nathaniel⁶ and Zilpah (Martin) Whitney, was born 12 Apr 1799, Standish, ME,^[1], was baptized 5 Dec 1816, Standish, ME,^[2] and died 8 Sep 1873 [per Pierce], or 4 Dec 1884, Harrison, ME, aged 85 years, 8 months.^[3] He was buried in Center Cemetery, Harrison, ME.

Marriage intentions were published 10 Nov 1824, for him "of Hiram" and Joanna Shaw "of Standish".^[4] He "of Hiram" married, 2 Dec 1824, Standish, ME, Joanna Shaw "of Standish",^[5] daughter of Ebenezer and Salome (Green) Shaw. She was born 3 Oct 1803, Standish, ME, and died 4 Dec 1884 [per Pierce], or 8 Sep 1873, Harrison, ME, aged 73 years.^[6] She was buried in Center Cemetery, Harrison, ME.

He resided Standish and Harrison, ME.

Children of Simeon⁷ and Joanna (Shaw) Whitney:

i.	Marshall Spring8 Whitney, b. 21 Aug 1825; m. Sarah M. Wentworth.
ii.	Mary Jane Whitney, b. 13 Apr 1827; m. Seth Kneeland; resided Harrison, ME.
iii.	Harriett Whitney, b. 6 May 1829; d. 1830.
iv.	Albion Whitney, b. 29 Mar 1831; d. 1831.
v.	Rhoda E. Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1832; d. Feb 1834.
vi.	Alonzo Whitney, b. 28 Mar 1836; d. 20 Dec 1858, WI, aged 21 years; bur. Center Cemetery, Harrison, ME.[7]
vii.	Lovina A. Whitney, b. 8 Mar 1838; d. 26 Mar 1860,[8] aged 22 years 14 days; bur. Center Cemetery, Harrison, ME.[9]

Notes

Notice that Simeon is found in the 1880 census, widowed, while Joanna is not. A possible explanation is that their death dates were reversed by Pierce.

Census

• 1830, Standish, Cumberland Co., ME: Simeon Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 0-4.
• 1840, Harrison, Cumberland Co., ME: Simeon Whitneym 1 male 40-49, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Harrison, Cumberland Co., ME:

548 559 Simeon Whitney 51 M - Cooper $500 Maine Joana Whitney 46 F - do Marshal Whitney 23 M - Farmer do Mary J. Whitney 22 F - do Alonzo Whitney 14 M - do Attended school Levina Whitney 12 F - do Attended school

• 1860, Harrison, Cumberland Co., ME:

501 499 Simeon Whitney 61 M - Cooper $500 $140 Standish Me. Joanna " 57 F - Wife " " Marshal S. " 35 M - Cooper $260 Hiram "

• 1870, Harrison, Cumberland Co., ME:

38 39 Whitney, Simeon 71 M W Farmer & Cooper $500 $100 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Joanna 64 F W Keeping House Maine

• 1880, Brownfield, Oxford Co., ME:

Marshal WHITNEY 54 Self M M W ME Cooper ME ME Sarah WHITNEY 41 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Anville L. WHITNEY 15 Son M S W ME At Home ME ME Simeon WHITNEY 81 Fath M W W ME At Home ME ME Polly M. WENTWORTH 77 MotL F W W NH At Home NH NH

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), pp. 580-581.

• Moulton, Alphonso, Howard L. Sampson, and Granville Fernald, comps. and eds., Centennial History of Harrison, Maine: Containing The Centennial Celebration of 1905, and Historical and Biographical Matter (Portland: Southworth Printing Company, 1909), p. 726.

1.^  "Simeon [Whitney], s. of Nathaniel and Zilpah, b. 12 April 1799," according to Standish, Maine, Vital Records.

2.^  "Simeon [Whitney], s. Nathaniel and Zilpha Whitney, bapt. Dec. 5, 1816, by Dr. Deane," according to Standish, Maine, Vital Records.

3.^  Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990, at FamilySearch.org.

4.^  "Simeon [Whitney], of Hiram, and Joanna Shaw of Standish, [intentions] filed 10 Nov 1824," according to Standish, Maine, Vital Records.

5.^  "Simeon [Whitney], of Hiram, and Joanna Shaw of Standish, m. 2 Dec 1824 by Rev William Thompson," according to Standish, Maine, Vital Records.

6.^  Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990, at FamilySearch.org.

7.^  Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990, at FamilySearch.org.

8.^  1860 Mortality Schedule.

9.^  Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990, at FamilySearch.org.

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