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'''Adolphus M. Whitney'''
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'''Adolphus M.<sup>8</sup> Whitney'''
 
([[Family:Whitney, Nathan (1793-a1850)|Nathan<sup>7</sup>]],
 
([[Family:Whitney, Nathan (1793-a1850)|Nathan<sup>7</sup>]],
 
[[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1762-1838)|Daniel<sup>6</sup>]],
 
[[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1762-1838)|Daniel<sup>6</sup>]],
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was born about 1837, Hampden, ME, and died 6 May 1864, Spotsylvanis Courthouse, VA, of wounds he received in battle during the Civil War.
 
was born about 1837, Hampden, ME, and died 6 May 1864, Spotsylvanis Courthouse, VA, of wounds he received in battle during the Civil War.
  
He married firstly, 30 Oct 1861, Penobscot Co., ME, '''Harriet A. Monk''' of Bangor, ME.  She was born 1833, ME, and died 15 Nov 1914, Hampden Highlands, ME.
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He married firstly, 30 Oct 1861, Bangor, Penobscot Co., ME, '''Harriet A. Monk''' of Bangor, ME, daughter of Benjamin and Susan (Wire) Monk.  She was born 2 Aug 1833, Dixmont, ME, and died 15 Nov 1914, Hampden Highlands, ME.
  
 
Harriet married secondly, 9 Oct 1870, Dixmont, ME, Melvin B. Brann (Braun).  Melvin died 10 Sep 1875, Auburn, ME.
 
Harriet married secondly, 9 Oct 1870, Dixmont, ME, Melvin B. Brann (Braun).  Melvin died 10 Sep 1875, Auburn, ME.
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Adolphus was a Civil War casualty, and his widow was awarded a pension by the U.S. government.
 
Adolphus was a Civil War casualty, and his widow was awarded a pension by the U.S. government.
  
Adolphus M. and Harriet A. (Monk) Whitney had no children.
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Adolphus M.<sup>8</sup> and Harriet A. (Monk) Whitney had no children.
  
==References==
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== Census ==
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* {{Missing|1860}}  A possibility is in Stanislaus Co., CA.
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* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Maine, Penobscot County#27|1870, Dixmont, Penobscot Co., ME]]:
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<p class="Plaintext">  68  72 Mack, Benjamin        70 M W Farmer          $500  $320 Maine  Male citizen over 21
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              Susan            79 F W Keeping house              Mass.
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        Whitney, Harrie A.    37 F W                $800  $200 Maine [''sic'']</p>
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== References ==
  
 
* [[Archive:Civil War Pension File, Adolphus M. Whitney|Civil War Pension File of Adolphus M. Whitney]]; Widow: Harriet A. Whitney; Widow Applic. # 57056 Cert. # 34713; National Archives Building, Washington, DC.
 
* [[Archive:Civil War Pension File, Adolphus M. Whitney|Civil War Pension File of Adolphus M. Whitney]]; Widow: Harriet A. Whitney; Widow Applic. # 57056 Cert. # 34713; National Archives Building, Washington, DC.

Revision as of 12:24, 24 September 2010

Adolphus M.8 Whitney (Nathan7, Daniel6, David5, Nathan4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Nathan7 and Mary (Atwood) Whitney, was born about 1837, Hampden, ME, and died 6 May 1864, Spotsylvanis Courthouse, VA, of wounds he received in battle during the Civil War.

He married firstly, 30 Oct 1861, Bangor, Penobscot Co., ME, Harriet A. Monk of Bangor, ME, daughter of Benjamin and Susan (Wire) Monk. She was born 2 Aug 1833, Dixmont, ME, and died 15 Nov 1914, Hampden Highlands, ME.

Harriet married secondly, 9 Oct 1870, Dixmont, ME, Melvin B. Brann (Braun). Melvin died 10 Sep 1875, Auburn, ME.

Harriet married thirdly, 30 Nov 1877, Hampden, ME, George F. Pierce.

Harriet married fourthly, 5 Dec 1885, Bangor, ME, David Baker. He died 2 Aug 1908, Hampden, ME. Both he and Harriet are buried in the Locust Grove Cemetery, Hampden, ME.

Adolphus was a Civil War casualty, and his widow was awarded a pension by the U.S. government.

Adolphus M.8 and Harriet A. (Monk) Whitney had no children.

Census

68 72 Mack, Benjamin 70 M W Farmer $500 $320 Maine Male citizen over 21 Susan 79 F W Keeping house Mass. Whitney, Harrie A. 37 F W $800 $200 Maine [sic]

References


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