Family:Whitney, Uriel (1804-1881)

Uriel⁷ Whitney (Urial⁶, 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.

He married, 25 Jan 1827, Mary Hoit. She was born 22 Feb 1803, and died 31 Mar 1882.

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

Children of Uriel⁷ and Mary (Hoit) Whitney:

i.	Emeline8 Whitney, b. 19 Oct 1827; d. 18 Oct 1855; m. Oct 1850, George G. Mitchell; had 3 ch., all dead.
ii.	Joel Whitney, b. 4 May 1829; m. Ophelia J. Tukey.
iii.	Mary D. Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1831; d. 31 Jul 1859.
iv.	Louisa Whitney, b. 21 Dec 1833; d. 14 Aug 1837.
v.	Sarah H. Whitney, b. 6 Apr 1836; m. 24 Oct 1865, Revel N. Field; resided 107 North street, Portland, ME. He was b. 24 Jun 1837. Ch.: Hattie L., b. 16 Feb 1870; Forrest Whitney, b. 27 Nov 1873.
vi.	Olive Merrill Whitney, b. 14 Oct 1838; d. 18 Oct 1865; m. 1 Jan 1862, George Pearson.
vii.	Louise Whitney, b. 6 Nov 1840; 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; killed in the Battle of the Wilderness.
ix.	Annie Hilton Whitney, b. 15 Dec 1845; d. 8 Feb 1889.
x.	Frank Merrill Whitney, b. 18 Mar 1848; d. 19 Apr 1849.
xi.	Hattie Louise Whitney, b. 18 Sep 1850; d. 24 Dec 1869.

Census

• 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, p. 3/407:

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.

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