Mailing List:2004-09-20 05, Re: Canton, Maine, Whitneys, by Debbie J. Stelmach

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From: "Debbie Stelmach" <djstelmach -at- worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Canton, Maine, Whitneys Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 20:43:48 -1000 References: <[email protected]> Just a reminder about interpreting pre-1850 census records. Don't automatically assume that all of the tabulated individuals are offspring of the head of household. It is extremely common for families to have one or more unrelated individuals living with them as boarders, domestic servants, and farm laborers or to have multiple generations living under the same roof. In the areas of NY state that I've researched in 1850 and later census, almost half of the households had others living with them, especially in rural farming communities. Have you located any wills? That's the most likely place to find previously unknown children or siblings. Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Scott Drane" <davidscottdrane -at- yahoo.com> To: <WHITNEY-L -at- rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 3:50 AM Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Canton, Maine, Whitneys > I am seeking help from the list on tracking down two unnamed Whitney sisters enumerated in the 1830 and 1840 censuses in the household of Judith (nee Francis) Whitney in Canton, Maine. They were born sometime between 1820 and 1825, possibly in Lisbon, Maine. I can only imagine that they were married, and thus with different surnames, by the time of the 1850 census. Their mother is remarried to (and in the household of) a William Winslow of Canton by the 1850 census. > > Their Whitney father is still unconfirmed, and it is partly for this reason that I'm seeking information on the two. Their brother, John F. Whitney (b. 1821 Lisbon, ME, m'd. Martha Hacker in Brunswick, ME, and d. 1985 East Livermore, ME), is my ggggrandfather. > > Any information or leads on these two Whitney women would be appreciated. > > Thank you. > > David Drane > NYC > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! >

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