Family:Whitney, William Greenlaw (1812-1875)
William Greenlaw7 Whitney (Enoch6, Moses5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Enoch6 and Hannah (Newcomb) Whitney, was born 4 Aug 1812, Gorham, ME or Harrison, ME,[1] and died 9 Mar 1875, Lee, ME.[2]
Marriage intentions were published in Lee, ME, and in Springfield, ME, 8 Sep 1834, for him and Agnes Smith. He "of Lee" married, 28 Dec 1834, Dresden, ME, Agnes Pennel Smith,[3] daughter of Joseph and Martha (Robinson) Smith. She was born 13 Apr 1811, Dresden, ME,[4] and died 19 Apr 1893, Lee, ME.
He resided Lee, ME in the censuses of 1850, 1860 and 1870, where he was a farmer.
Children of William Greenlaw7 and Agnes (Smith) Whitney, all born Lee, Penobscot Co., ME:
i. William Alonzo8 Whitney, b. 29 Oct 1835, Lee, ME;[5] m. 4 Jul 1858, Emma J. Toombly, b. 16 Feb 1842;[6] resided Winn, ME. ii. Martha A. Whitney, b. 23 Nov 1837, Lee, ME;[7] d. 2 May 1865, Lee, ME; "of Lee" m. 3 Oct 1860, Lincoln, ME, Thomas Roberts " of Mattamiscontis".[8] iii. Joseph Franklin Whitney, b. 3 Dec 1841, Lee, ME;[9] m. Delanah H. Spencer. iv. Charles B. Whitney, b. 28 Aug 1845, Lee, ME.[10] v. Braddock S. Whitney, b. 17 Sep 1847, Lee, ME;[11] m. Almatia Lane.
Census
- 1840, Lee, Penobscot Co., ME: William Whitny, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4.
- 1850, Lee, Penobscot Co., ME:
100 100 Wm. G. Whitney 38 M - Farmer $400 Maine Agnes P. Whitney 38 F - " Wm. A. Whitney 14 M - " Attended school Martha A. Whitney 12 F - " Attended school Joseph T. Thiwney 8 M - " Attended school Bradock Whitney 3 M - "
311 322 William G. Whitney 47 M - Farmer $500 $554 Me. Agnes P. " 49 F - " Martha A. " 22 F - Domestic " Joseph F. " 18 M - " Attended school Bradack S. " 12 M - " Attended school
117 117 Whitney, William 57 M W Farmer $1000 $350 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Aaness O. 59 F W Keeping House " -----, Joseph T. 28 M W Farm Laborer " Male citizen over 21 -----, Bredell 22 M W " " " Rolens, Martha 25 F W " Attended school Poward, Martha 16 F W Domestic " Attended school
Franklin WHITNEY 37 Self M M W ME Farmer ME ME Delana H. WHITNEY 32 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Bertha A. WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W ME ME ME WHITNEY 1M Son M S W ME ME ME Agnes P. WHITNEY 68 Moth F W W ME ME ME Braddock S. WHITNEY 32 Bro M M W ME Laborer ME ME Martha ROBERTS 14 Niec F S W ME 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. 408.
1.^ "William G. [Whitney], b. 4 Aug 1812," according to Lee, Maine, Vital Records.
2.^ "William G. [Whitney], d. 9 Mar 1875," according to Lee, Maine, Vital Records.
3.^ "William G. [Whitney], and Ann Smith, 1 Sep/28 Dec 1834," according to Lee, Maine, Vital Records.
4.^ "Agnes [Whitney], Mrs., b. 13 Apr 1811," also, "Ann [Whitney], Mrs., b. 13 apr 1811," according to Lee, Maine, Vital Records.
5.^ "William A. [Whitney], b. 29 Oct 1835," also, "William Alonzo [Whitney], s/o William & Agnes, b. 29 Oct 1835," according to Lee, Maine, Vital Records.
6.^ "Martha Augusta [Whitney], d/o William G. & Ann/Agnes, b. 23 Nov 1837," according to Lee, Maine, Vital Records.
7.^ "Martha A. [Whitney], of Lee and Thomas Roberts, [married] Oct. 3, 1860," according to Lincoln, Maine, Vital Records. Also, "Thomas Roberts of Mattamiscontis and Miss Martha A. Whitney of Lee, 3 October 1860, Lincoln return," according to Ruth Gray, ed., Penobscot County, Maine Marriage Records prior to 1892 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994).
8.^ "Joseph F. [Whitney], s/o William G. & Ann, b. 3 Dec 1843," according to Lee, Maine, Vital Records.
9.^ "Charles B. [Whitney], s/o -----, b. 28 Aug 1845," according to Lee, Maine, Vital Records.
10.^ "Braddock S. [Whitney], s/o William G. & Ann, b. 17 Sep 1847," according to Lee, Maine, Vital Records.
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