Family:Whitney, William Parker (1816-1876)
William Parker7 Whitney (Samuel6, Ebenezer5, Samuel4, John3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Samuel6 and Sarah (Young) Whitney, was born 31 Jan 1816, Whitney, NB, and died 24 Mar 1876, Ashland, ME.
He married, 1852, Sophia NcNally of Wakefield, daughter of James Heath and Matilda Jane (Treadwell) McNally. She was born about 1824, NB, and died 18 Feb 1899, Ashland, ME.
He lived in Ashland, ME.
Children of William Parker7 and Sophia (McNally) Whitney:
i. James8 Whitney, b. 16 Nov 1853, Ashland, ME; d. 4 Dec 1925, Ashland, ME, of chronic heart disease. ii. Sarah Jane Whitney, b. 12 Sep 1855, Ashland, ME; d. 17 Feb 1857, Ashland, ME. iii. Mary Whitney, b. Dec 1857 (twin), Ashland, ME; m. Edward A.8 Whitney. iv. Martha Whitney, b. ca. 1857 (twin), Ashland, ME; d. after 1880; m. Frank Hackett. v. William Whitney, b. 31 Jan 1859, Ashland, ME; d. 4 Mar 1865, Ashland, ME. vi. John E. Whitney, b. 23 Jun 1863, Ashland, ME; d. 13 Aug 1947, Ashland, ME; m. 30 Dec 1894, Mary E. Corliss, b. Dec 1874, ME. Children: a. Ray W. Whitney, b. Dec. 1894, ME. b. (son) Whitney, b. Jan 1900, ME.
vii. Sophia Whitney, b. 21 Jul 1861, Ashland, ME; d. 25 Jan 1865, Ashland, ME.
Census
This family would be recorded in Canadian censuses, not yet examined, with the following exceptions:
33 33 Wm. P. Whitney 43 M - Shoe-maker $500 $150 N. Brunswick Sophia " 36 F - " James " 6 M - Maine Mary " } 3 F - " Martha " } 3 F - " William " 1 M - "
25 25 Whitney, William 52 M W Farmer $600 $400 New Brunswick Parents foreign born -----, Sophia 46 F W Keeping House " Parents foreign born -----, Mary 13 F W Maine Parents foreign born -----, Martha 13 F W " Parents foreign born -----, James 16 M W " Parents foreign born -----, John 7 M W " Parents foreign born
Sophia WHITNEY 57 Self F W W CANADA Keeping House CANADA CANADA James WHITNEY 26 Son M S W MAINE Farmer CANADA CANADA Martha WHITNEY 23 Dau F S W MAINE At Home CANADA CANADA John WHITNEY 16 Son M S W MAINE At School CANADA CANADA
98 98 Whitney, James Head W M Nov 1855 44 sgl Maine Canada Canada Day laborer -----, John Bro W M Jun 1863 39 mar 7 Maine Canada Canada Carpenter -----, Mary E. SiL W F Dec 1874 25 mar 7 2ch 2liv Maine Maine Canada House keeper -----, Ray W. Neph W M Dec 1894 5 sgl Maine Maine Maine -----, (baby) Neph W M Jan 1900 5m sgl Maine Maine Maine 99 Kinnie Joel Head W M May 1875 25 mar 3 Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Day laborer, Immig. 1896 -----, Silvira Wife W F Jan 1873 27 mar 3 1ch 1liv Maine Maine Maine -----, Creston Son W M Sep 1897 2 sgl Maine Canada Eng. Maine
References
- Census records.
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