Family:Whitney, Thomas B. (c1837-1865)
Thomas B. Whitney, parentage unknown, adopted son of Abel7 and Lydia (Smith) Whitney (Reuben6, Abel5, Nathan4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), was born about 1837, MA or ME, was baptized -- --- 1839, Gloucester, MA,[1] and died 9 Nov 1865, Gardiner, ME, aged 29 years.[2]
He married, 18 Feb 1860, Gardiner, ME, Emily W. Crockett,[3] daughter of John and Celestina (Wilson) Whitney. She was born about 1841, Carthage, ME, and died after 1880. She married secondly, 15 Sep 1868, Gardiner, ME, John Smith.[4] He was born about 1829, and died after 1880.
i. Franklin Thomas Whitney, b. 12 Nov 1860, Gardiner, ME;[5] m. Adaline Maria Pushard. ii. Bertha Gertrude Whitney, b. 2 Nov 1862, Gardiner, ME;[6] living 1880. iii. Nellie Emily Whitney, b. 3 Sep 1864, Gardiner, ME;[7] living 1880.
Census
911 1099 Abel Whitney 33 M - Cooper $1000 Me. Lydia " 43 F - " Thomas " 13 M - " Attended school Mary Decker 12 F - " Attended school Asaph Smith 65 M - Laborer " Rebecca " 66 F - "
711 745 Abel Whitney 45 M - Master Cooper $1500 $1000 Maine Lydia " 52 F - " Rebecca " 11 F - " Attended school Thomas B. " 23 M - Cooper Mass. Married in year Emily " 19 F - Maine Married in year
363 440 Smith, John 41 M W Teamster $1500 $1500 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Emily 29 F W Keeping House Maine -----, Fanny 20 F W Milliner Maine -----, Edgar 15 M W Teamster Maine -----, Clara 5 F W Maine Attended school Whitney, Frank 9 M W Maine Attended school Whitney, Bertey 7 M W Maine Attended school -----, Nelly 5 F W Maine Attended school 441 Stevens, Catharine 59 F W Domestic Servant Maine -----, Augusta 27 F W Keeping House Maine -----, Smith A. 25 M W Teamster Maine Male citizen over 21 442 Morse, Eunice 58 F W House Keeper $1500 -- Maine Goodwin, Phoebe 57 F W Keeping House Maine 443 Florance, Jane 86 F W Keeping House England Parents foreign born -----, Nancy 48 F W No occupation England Parents foreign born
John SMITH 52 Self M M W ME Baker ME ME Emily SMITH 39 Wife F M W ME ME ME Bertha WHITNEY 17 DauL F S W ME Attends Bakery ME ME Nellie WHITNEY 15 DauL F S W ME Attends Bakery ME ME Clara SMITH 15 Dau F S W ME ME ME Frank WHITNEY 19 SonL M S W ME Works In Shoe Facty ME ME John WALLACE 22 Oth M S W KY Baker IRE IRE
Here daughter-in-law and son-in-law should be stepson and stepdaughter, respectively.
Abel WHITNEY 68 Self M M W ME Cooper ME ME Lydia B. WHITNEY 71 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Bertha G. WHITNEY 17 GDau F S W ME Works In Shoe Factory MA ME Trucilla PHILLIPS 73 SisL F W W ME At Home ME ME
317 375 Stevens, Byron Head W M Apr 1845 55 mar 32 Maine Maine Maine Stationer, Owns free house -----, Laura Wife W F Feb 1848 52 mar 32 2ch 0liv Maine Canada Eng. Maine Woodside, Laurie M. Brdr W F Mar 1867 33 sgl Maine Maine Maine Clerk stationary Whitney, Bertha Srvt W F Nov 1862 37 sgl Maine Massachusetts Maine Servant
References
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1.^ "Tho[mas] [Whitney], s. adopted Abel and Lydia, bap. _____ 1839. C.R.7," according to Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1917-1924).
2.^ "Thomas B., Nov. 9, 1865. [a. 29, G.R.3]," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).
3.^ "Thomas B. [P., int.] [Whitney], and Emily Crockett, [married] Feb. 18, 1860, in West Gardiner," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).
4.^ "Emily W. [Whitney], Mrs. and John Smith, [married] Sept. 15, 1868," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).
5.^ "Franklin Thomas [Whitney], s. Thomas B. and Emily, [born] Nov. 12, 1860," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).
6.^ "Bertha Gertrude [Whitney], d. Thomas B. and Emily, [born] Nov. 2, 1862," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).
7.^ "Nellie Emily [Whitney], d. Thomas B. and Emily, [born] Sept. 3, 1864," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).
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