Family:Whitney, Uriel (1804-1881)

Uriel⁷ Whitney (Uriel⁶, Abner⁵, John⁴, Isaiah³, Thomas², John¹), son of Uriel⁶ and Lydia (Whitmore) Whitney, was born 4 Jul 1804, North Yarmouth, ME, and died 17 Jul 1881, North Yarmouth, ME.

Marriage intentions were published 18 Dec 1826, North Yarmouth, ME, for him "Jr." and Mary Hoit.^[1] He "Jr." married, 25 Jan 1827, North Yarmouth, ME, Mary Hoit.^[2] She was born 22 Feb 1803, and died 31 Mar 1882.

Both are buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, North Yarmouth, ME.

He was a farmer. He resided North Yarmouth, ME.

Children of Uriel⁷ and Mary (Hoit) Whitney:

i.	Emeline8 Whitney, b. 19 Oct 1827, North Yarmouth, ME;[3] d. 18 Oct 1855; m. Oct 1850, George G. Mitchell; had 3 ch., all dead.
ii.	Joel Whitney, b. 4 May 1829, North Yarmouth, ME;[4] m. Ophelia J. Tukey.
iii.	Mary D. Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1831, North Yarmouth, ME;[5] d. 31 Jul 1859, North Yarmouth, ME, aged 27 years 10 months.[6] She is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, North Yarmouth, ME.
iv.	Louisa Whitney, b. 21 Dec 1833, North Yarmouth, ME;[7] d. 11 Aug 1837, North Yarmouth, ME, aged 3 years 8 months.[8] She is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, North Yarmouth, ME.
v.	Sarah H. Whitney, b. 6 Apr 1836, North Yarmouth, ME;[9] m. 24 Oct 1865, Revel N. Field; resided 107 North street, Portland, ME. He was b. 24 Jun 1837. Children: a. Hattie L. Field, b. 16 Feb 1870. b. Forrest Whitney Field, b. 27 Nov 1873.
vi.	Olive Merrill Whitney, b. 14 Oct 1838, North Yarmouth, ME; d. 18 Oct 1865; m. 1 Jan 1862, George Pearson.
vii.	Louise Whitney, b. 6 Nov 1840, North Yarmouth, ME; m. Nov 1865, Louis Gatcomb. He was b. 5 Aug 1840; resided 368 Centre street, Chicago, IL. He is a bookkeeper in the Custom House, s. p.
viii.	William Jordan Whitney, b. 24 Jun 1843; Co. E, 17th Maine Regt. Vol.; killed at Battle of the Wilderness, VA, 5 May 1864, aged 20 years 10 months.[10]
ix.	Annie Hilton Whitney, b. 15 Dec 1845; d. 8 Feb 1889, North Yarmouth, ME. She is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, North Yarmouth, ME.
x.	Frank Merrill Whitney, b. 18 Mar 1848; d. 19 Apr 1849, North Yarmouth, ME, aged 1 year 1 month.[11] He is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, North Yarmouth, ME.
xi.	Hattie Louise Whitney, b. 18 Sep 1850; d. 24 Dec 1869, North Yarmouth, ME, aged 19 years 3 months of consumption.[12] She is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, North Yarmouth, ME.

Census

• 1830, North Yarmouth, Cumberland Co., ME: Uriel Whitney, Jr., 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, North Yarmouth, Cumberland Co., ME: Uriel Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 60-69, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 5-9, and 2 females 0-4; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, North Yarmouth, Cumberland Co., ME:

434 540 Uriel Whitney 45 M - Farmer $2450 Me. Mary 44 F - " Emerline 22 F - " Joel 21 M - Farmer " Mary D. 18 F - " Attended school Sarah H. 14 F - " Attended school Olive M. 11 F - " Attended school Louisa 9 F - " Attended school William J. 7 M - " Attended school Annah 4 F - "

• 1860, North Yarmouth, Cumberland Co., ME:

31 31 Uriel Whitney 55 M - Farmer $2000 $510 Maine Mary H. " 54 F - " Sarah H. " 24 F - " Olive M. " 22 F - " Louisa " 18 F - " William J. " 16 M - Farm Laborer " Attended school Anna H. " 14 F - " Attended school Hattie L. " 9 F - " Attended school

• 1870, North Yarmouth, Cumberland Co., ME:

17 20 Whitney, Uriel 65 M W Farmer $3300 $600 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 64 F W Keeping house Maine -----, Annie H. 24 F W Maine Patterson, Robert 7 M W Maine Attended school

• 1880, Falmouth, Cumberland Co., ME:

Uriel WHITNEY 75 Self M M W ME Farmer ME ME Mary WHITNEY 74 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Annie WHITNEY 29 Dau F S W ME At Home ME ME Robert PATTERSON 19 Son M S W ME Sailor ME ME

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), p. 321.

1.^  "Uriel [Whitney] Jr. and May Hoit, int. 18 Dec. 1826," according to Sherman, Ruth Wilder, comp., Vital records of North Yarmouth, Maine to the year 1850 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 1993).

2.^  "Uriel [Whitney] Jr. and Mary Hoit, [married] 25 Jan. 1827," according to Sherman, Ruth Wilder, comp., Vital records of North Yarmouth, Maine to the year 1850 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 1993).

3.^  "Emeline [Whitney], d. Uriel Jr. and Mary, [born] 19 Oct. 1827," according to Sherman, Ruth Wilder, comp., Vital records of North Yarmouth, Maine to the year 1850 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 1993).

4.^  "Joel [Whitney], s. Uriel Jr. and Mary, [born] 4 May 1829," according to Sherman, Ruth Wilder, comp., Vital records of North Yarmouth, Maine to the year 1850 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 1993).

5.^  "Mary [Whitney], d. Uriel Jr. and Mary, [born] 15 Sept. 1831," according to Sherman, Ruth Wilder, comp., Vital records of North Yarmouth, Maine to the year 1850 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 1993).

6.^  "Mary D. [Whitney], [died] 31 July 1859, ae. 27y. 10m.," according to Sherman, Ruth Wilder, comp., Vital records of North Yarmouth, Maine to the year 1850 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 1993) and 1860 Mortality Schedule.

7.^  "Louese [Whitney], d. Uriel Jr. and Mary, [born] 21 Dec. 1833," according to Sherman, Ruth Wilder, comp., Vital records of North Yarmouth, Maine to the year 1850 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 1993).

8.^  "Louisa [Whitney], d. Uriel and M. H. [died] 11 Aug. 1837," according to Sherman, Ruth Wilder, comp., Vital records of North Yarmouth, Maine to the year 1850 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 1993).

9.^  "Sarah [Whitney], d. Uriel Jr. and Mary, [died] 6 Apr. 1836," according to Sherman, Ruth Wilder, comp., Vital records of North Yarmouth, Maine to the year 1850 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 1993).

10.^  "William J. [Whitney], Co. E, 17th Maine Regt. Vol., killed at Battle of the Wilderness, VA. 5 May 1864, a. 20y. 10m.," according to Sherman, Ruth Wilder, comp., Vital records of North Yarmouth, Maine to the year 1850 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 1993).

11.^  "Frank [Whitney], s. of U. and M. H., [died] 19 Apr. 1837 a. 1y. 1m.," according to Sherman, Ruth Wilder, comp., Vital records of North Yarmouth, Maine to the year 1850 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 1993).

12.^  1870 Mortality Schedule.

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