Family:Whitney, William R. (1853-1920)

William R.⁸ Whitney (James Edward⁷, Samuel⁶, Ebenezer⁵, Samuel⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of James Edward⁷ and Ruth Ann (Kenny) Whitney, was born 22 Dec 1853, Wakefield, NB, and died 21 Jul 1920. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Houlton, ME.^[1]

He married, about 1878, Florence May Stoddard, daughter of Hezekiah and Esther (-----) Stoddard. She was born 23 Apr 1860, Woodstock, NB, and died 6 Aug 1910, Norridgewock, ME. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Houlton, ME.^[2]

Children of William R.⁸ and Florence May (Stoddard) Whitney:

i.	Earnest William9 Whitney, b. 12 Jun 1879, NB; d. 24 Nov 1886; bur. Evergreen Cemetery, Houlton, ME.[3]
ii.	Lewis Linwood Whitney, b. 10 Sep 1884, Houlton, ME; 12 Oct 1918, Norridgewock, ME; bur. Evergreen Cemetery, Houlton, ME;[4] m. 24 Sep 1918, Rochester, NH, Grace Edna Knight (1896–1964).
iii.	Lillian Beatrice Whitney, b. Oct 1892, ME; m. 10 Mar 1910, Norridgewock, ME, James M. Hilton.

Census

• 1881, Wilmot, Carleton Co., NB:

210 William WHITNEY M Male English 25 N. B. Farmer Florence WHITNEY M Female English 21 N. B. Tailoress F Baptist Earnest WHITNEY Female English 1 N. B.

• 1900, Houlton, Aroostook Co., ME:

129 131 Whitney, William Head W M Apr 1854 46 mar 21 Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Farmer, Immig. 1884, Na., Owns free farm -----, Florence M. Wife W F Apr 1860 40 mar 21 3ch 2liv Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Immig. 1884 -----, Lewis L. Son W M Sep 1884 15 sgl Maine Canada Eng. Canada Eng. At school -----, Lillian B. Dau W F Oct 1892 7 sgl Maine Canada Eng. Canada Eng. At school Friel, Maria Srvt W F Sep 1874 25 sgl Canada Eng. Ireland Ireland Housekeeper

References

• Census records.

1.^  FindAGrave Memorial #30263221, William R. Whitney.

2.^  FindAGrave Memorial #30263272, Florence M. Stoddard Whitney.

3.^  FindAGrave Memorial #30263401, Earnest W. Whitney.

4.^  FindAGrave Memorial #30263322, Lewis Linwood Whitney.

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