Family:Whitney, Ephraim (1780-a1850)

Ephraim⁶ Whitney (Amos⁵, Amos⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Amos⁵ and Anna (Weston) Whitney, was born 1780, Buxton, ME, and died after 1850, OH.

He married, 24 Nov 1805, Hampden, ME, Keziah Moffatt. She was born about 1784, probably Hampden, ME.

Moved to Tuscawaras Co., OH, about 1817/18. On the 1850 census, Ephraim Whitney, Sr., age 70, was living with his daughter, Eliza (Whitney) Bennett in Tuscawaras Co., OH. He and Keziah Moffatt lived in 1817 in OH.

Children of Ephraim⁶ and Keziah (Moffatt) Whitney:

i.	Ephraim7 Whitney, b. 7 Sep 1807, Newburg, ME; m. Edith Ross.
ii.	Sylvia Whitney, b. ca. 1812, prob. Newburg, ME; m. Jacob Wright.
iii.	Amos Whitney, b. ca. 1814, prob. Newburg, ME; m.(1) Matilda Wright; m.(2) Nancy W. Lee.
iv.	Eliza Whitney, b. ca. 1818, OH; d. after 1850; m. John Bennett.

Census

• 1810, Twp 2 Range 1 [later Hampden], Hancock Co., ME: Whitney, Ephraim, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 10-15.
• 1820, Dohrman, Tuscarawas Co., OH: Ephraim Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Dohrman, Tuscarawas Co., OH: Ephraim Whitney, Sr., 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 10-14.
• 1840: not found. Possibly living with a daughter and son-in-law.
• 1850, Perry, Tuscarawas Co., OH:

2105 2130 John Bennet 34 M - Boatman Pennsylvania Elisa " 31 F - " Silva A. " 6 F - Illinois John E. " 1 M - Ohio Ephraim Whitney 70 M - None $200 Maine

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