Family:Whitney, George Washington (1809-1866)
George Washington6 Whitney (Henry5, Isaac4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Henry5 and Abigail (Walker) Whitney, was born 24 Oct 1809,[1] Chesterville, ME, and died 9 Oct 1866, Farmington, ME. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, ME.[2]
He married, 1832, East Livermore, ME, Violette F. Haines. She was born 24 Jun 1811, Phillips, ME,[3] and died Jan 1888. She was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, ME.[4]
He resided Farmington, ME, where he was a merchant and clerk of courts.
Children of George Washington6 and Violette (Haines) Whitney:
i. Violette Gustiann7 Whitney, b. 2 Apr 1834, Phillips, ME;[5] d. 20 Mar 1835, Phillips, ME.[6] ii. Augustus Whitney, b. 3 Nov 1835, Phillips, ME;[7] d. 14 Nov 1835, Phillips, ME.[8] iii. George Edwin Whitney, b. 19 Sep 1836, Phillips, ME;[9] m. Mary L. Swearingen. iv. Franklin Waldo Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1840, Phillips, ME;[10] d. in army, 20 Apr 1862; buried in Arlington National Cemetery. v. Henry Augustus Whitney, b. 28 Nov 1841, Phillips, ME;[11] m. Virginia Tiernan. vi. Columbia F. Whitney, b. Jan 1848, Phillips, ME; d. 18 Apr 1933, Farmington, ME; "Callie F." "of Farmington" m. (int. 13 Aug 1873) 18 Aug 1873, Farmington, ME, Jabez Currier Tarbox,[12] son of William and Mary A. (Currier) Tarbox, b. 28 Jul 1843, Farmington, ME, d. 13 Dec 1921, Farmington, ME; resided Farmington, ME. Columbia is buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, ME. vii. Frederick Eugene Whitney, b. 26 Nov 1850, Phillips, ME; m. Edith Adams.
Census
- 1840, Phillips, Franklin Co., ME: George W. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, and 2 females 20-29; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Farmington, Franklin Co., ME:
452 515 George W. Whitney 40 M - Clerk of Courts $300 Me. Violetta H. " 38 F - " George E. " 13 M - " Attended school Franklin W. " 9 M - " Attended school Henry A. 8 M - " Attended school Columbia F. " 1 F - "
442 464 Geo. W. Whitney 50 M - Merchant $1400 $5000 Maine Violetta " 48 F - " George E. Whitney 24 M - Law Student Maine Frank W. " 19 M - Student " Attended school Henry A. " 18 M - Clerk " Attended school Columbia F. " 11 F - " Attended school Frederick E. " 9 M - " Attended school
418 446 Whitney, Violette H. 59 F W Keeping House $3000 $100 Maine -----, Columbia F. 21 F W School Teacher $600 Maine
J. Currier TARBOX 36 Self M M W ME Retail Grocer ME ME Columba F. TARBOX 31 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Bell V. TARBOX 6 Dau F S W ME ME ME Fredrick W. TARBOX 1 Son M S W ME ME ME Violette WHITNEY 67 MotL F W W ME ME ME Allice F. VOSE 24 Oth F S W ME Servant 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. 234.
1.^ "24 Oct 1809 George W. [Whitney] [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
2.^ Find A Grave Memorial #51770393, Geprge W. Whitney.
3.^ "24 Jun 1811 Violette F. H. [Whitney] [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
4.^ Find A Grave Memorial #51772382, Violette H. Whitney.
5.^ "2 Apr 1834 Violette Gustiann, d. George W. Whitney and Violette F. H. [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
6.^ "20 Mar 1835 Violette Gustiann, d. George W. Whitney and Violette F. H. [died]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
7.^ "3 Nov 1835 Augustus, s. George W. Whitney and Violette F. H. [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
8.^ "14 Nov 1835 Augustus, s. George W. Whitney and Violette F. H. [died]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
9.^ "19 Sep 1836 George Edwin, s. George W. Whitney and Violette F. H. [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
10.^ "15 Sep 1840 Franklin Waldo, s. George W. Whitney and Violette F. H. [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
11.^ "28 Nov 1841 Henry Augustus, s. George W. Whitney and Violette F. H. [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
12.^ Vital Records of Farmington, Maine.
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