Family:Whitney, John C. (1799-1859)

John⁷ Whitney (Jeremiah⁶, (poss.) John⁵, (poss.) Samuel⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Jeremiah⁶ and Lydia (Cole) Whitney, was born 9 Apr 1799, Weld, Franklin Co., ME, and died Jul 1859, Weld, Franklin Co., ME.^[1]

He married, 5 Mar 1822, Dixfield, Oxford Co., ME, Polly Temple.

Children of John⁷ and Polly (Temple) Whitney, possibly incomplete:

i.	Sarah Whitney, b. 19 April 1823, ME; d. 11 Feb. 1863; m. Cassander Brown.[2]
ii.	Abigail8 Whitney, b. ca. 1830, ME. No further record found.
iii.	Lydia Whitney, b. ca. 1833, ME. No further record found.
iv.	John Whitney, b. ca. 1835, ME; d. after 1850. Note that he was not the John Whitney who m. Penelope Ward.
v.	Daniel A. Whitney, b. ca. 1837, ME; m.(1) Jane White; m.(2) Mary -----.
vi.	Amasa Whitney, b. ca. 1841, ME, m. Salva W. Phinney

Census

• 1830, Carthage, Oxford Co., ME: John Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, 2 females 5-9, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Carthage, Franklin Co., ME: John C Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 15-19, 2 females 10-14, and 1 female 5-9; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Weld, Franklin Co., ME:

135 146 John Whitney 51 M - Farmer $100 Me. Polly " 50 F - " Locina " 32 F - " Pauper Abigail " 20 F - " Lydia " 17 F - " John " 15 M - " Daniel " 13 M - " Amasa " 9 M - "

For Locina, see Notes below.

• 1860: not found.

Notes

Because of her age, it seems that Locina Whitney would NOT be a daughter of this couple. She was living with Sarah (Whitney) Brown and her husband Cassander Brown in 1860. She is not found in 1870.

References

• Census records

1.^  1860 Weld, ME, Mortality Schedule (year ending June 1, 1860): John Whitney, 59, male, widower, b. Maine, died July, farmer, cancerous stomach, ill for 3 months.

2.^  Farnam, The History of the Descendants of John Whitman of Weymouth (1889), Vol. 1, p. 125.

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