Family:Whitney, Abiezer Holbrook (1794-1865)

Abiezer Holbrook Whitney's Locations

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Abiezer Holbrook⁶ Whitney (Nathan⁵, Benjamin⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Nathan⁵ and Sarah (Godfrey) Whitney, was born 29 Mar 1794, Lisbon (or 21 Mar 1794, Lisbon, as recorded in Bowdoin^[1]), ME, and died 17 Jul 1865, New Orleans, LA (but -- --- 1864, New Orleans, a millwright, as recorded in Bowdoin, ME).^[2]

He married firstly, 15 Nov 1816, Litchfield, ME (also recorded in Bowdoin, ME, without a date),^[3] Elizabeth White, daughter of Isaac and Martha (Owen) White. She was born 21 Oct 1794, Bowdoin, ME,^[4] and "Betsey" died 2 Jul 1841, Augusta, ME, aged 46 years (also recorded in Bowdoin, ME, as -- --- 1840).^[5]

He married secondly, -- --- ----, Bowdoin, ME, Mrs. Susan Yeaton or Eaton "of China" ^[6] of Hallowell and/or China, ME.

He was a millwright. He resided Augusta, ME, and New Orleans, LA.
Children of Abiezer Holbrook⁶ and Elizabeth (White) Whitney:

i.	David White7 Whitney, b. 12 Aug 1817, Litchfield, ME;[7] m.(1) Philena Church; m.(2) Olena E. Church.
ii.	Sarah Whitney, b. 3 Jan 1819, Bowdoin, ME;[8] d. 3 Oct 1891, Bowdoin, ME;[9] bur. Augusta, ME.[10]
iii.	Albert N. Whitney, b. 20 Jun 1821, Bowdoin, ME;[11] m. Abby N. Saunders.
iv.	Julia Ann Whitney, b. 27 Jun 1823, Bowdoin, ME;[12] d. Sep 1892; m. 28 Aug 1848, Newburyport, MA, Stover Gringall.[13]
v.	Hannah Whitney, b. 10 Nov 1825, Bowdoin, ME;[14] m. (int. 2 May 1847, Augusta, ME[15]), Samuel Gill, Jr.
vi.	Havilah Whitney, b. 15 Nov 1827, Bowdoin, ME;[16] "of Salem" m. (int. 27 Nov 1848, Lowell, MA[17]) 13 Dec 1848, Salem, MA, James W. Dutton "of Lowell".[18]
vii.	Louisa C. Whitney, b. 22 Oct 1829, Bowdoin, ME; m. ----- -----.
viii.	Edwin Whitney, b. 15 May 1833, Bowdoin, ME;[19] d. 17 Jun 1837, Bowdoin, ME.[20]
ix.	Martha White Whitney, b. 29 Feb 1836, Bowdoin, ME;[21] m.(1) Thomas Godfrey; m.(2) Dr. S. C. Russell.
x.	Frances Whitney, b. 4 Dec 1837, Bowdoin, ME;[22] m. ----- -----.

Children of Abiezer Holbrook⁶ and Susan (-----)(Yeaton) Whitney:

xi.	Charles Edwin Whitney, b. 1845; m. Frances Eleanora Upton, daughter of Rufus Allyn and Sarah Theresa (Winfree) Upton.

The following are the P. O. addresses of Abiezer H. Whitney's children, or, if deceased, their children: Mrs. L. B. Philbrick, Salem, MA; Mrs. Hannah Gill, Oak Park, IL; Mrs. Havilah Dutton, Morristown, NJ; Mrs. G. C. Fory, Allen's Grove, Scott County, IA; Mrs. S. C. Russell, 104 Orange St., New Orleans, LA; Mrs. John Dane, Jr., Orange, NJ. Children of Abiezer's brothers and sisters: Rev. Wilson Whitney, Mankato, Blue Earth County, MN; Otis Folsom, Belfast, ME.

Census

• 1820, Litchfield, Lincoln Co., ME: Abiezer H. Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1830, Bowdoin, Lincoln Co., ME: Abizer Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, 2 females 5-9, and 2 females 0-4.
• 1840, Augusta, Kennebec Co., ME: Abiezer H Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, 2 females 15-19, 2 females 10-14, and 2 females 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture, 1 in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Ward 1, New Orleans Municipality 2, Orleans Parish, LA:

361 364 A. H. Whitney 56 M - Mechanic Me. Susan A. Whitney 40 F - Mass. Ellen G. Gatton 16 F - Me. Attended school Martha Whitney 14 F - Me. Charles E. Whitney 6 M - Mass. Attended school

• 1850, daughter Louisa not found.
• 1850, Vassalboro, Kennebec Co., ME:

238 258 David Hamlen 61 M - Carriagemaker $500 Me. Bathsheba " 46 F - " George " 21 M - Machineist " Henry " 18 M - Carriagemaker " Attended school Frances Whitney 13 F - " Attended school Edward Hamlen 14 M - " Attended school

• 1860, New Orleans Ward 2, Orleans Parish, LA:

533 1138 A. H. Whitney 64 M - Machinist $150 Maine Susan Whitney 48 F - Mass. Charles E. Whitney 15 M - Clerk Mass. La Randall 25 F - Ala. Ann Maguire 20 F - Servant Ireland 1139 Mrs. R. A. Robertson 46 F - $300 Scotland Della Robertson 22 " - N. Brunswick John Robertson 18 M - Clerk Mass. N. K. Ellsworth 28 " - Bookkeeper Maine Martha A. Ellsworth 24 F - " Margaret Marion 28 " - Servant Ireland Margaret Cauly 13 F - " N.Y. Anne T. Coregan 35 " - Domestic $500 Ireland Charlotte Brooke 21 " - La.

• 1860, daughters Louisa and Frances not found.

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), pp. 227-228.

1.^  "Abizer [Whitney], h. Betsy (White), [born] Mar. 21, 1794, Lisbon, ME," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

2.^  "Abizer [Whitney], h. Betsy (White), [died] ---, --, 1864, New Orleans, LA, a millwright," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

3.^  "Abiezer Whitney and Betsy White, m. 15 Nov 1816," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records. Also, "Abizer [Whitney] of Lisbon and Betsy White of B., [married] [----], his first m.," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

4.^  "Betsy (White) [Whitney], first w. Abizer, [born] Oct. 21, 1794, in B.," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

5.^  "Betsey [Whitney], w. of Abizer, [died] July 2, 1841, a. 46. gy. 6," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. II, pp. ; also "Betsy (White) [Whitney], w. Abizer, [died] ---, --, 1840, at Augusta, ME," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

6.^  "Abizer [Whitney] of Lisbon and Mrs. Susan Eaton of China, his second m., [----]," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

7.^  "David Whitney, s. of Abiner Whitney and Betsy, b. 12 Aug 1817," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records. Also, "David W. [Whitney], s. Abizer and first w. Betsy, [born] Aug. 12, 1817, in Litchfield, ME," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

8.^  "Sally Whitney, d. of Abiner Whitney and Betsy, b. 3 Jan 1819," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records. Also, "Sarah [Whitney], d. Abizer and first w. Betsy, [born] Jan. 3, 1819," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

9.^  "Sarah [Whitney], d. Abizer and first w. Betsy, [died] Oct. 3, 1891, unm.," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

10.^  "Sarah [Whitney], b. Jan. 3, 1819, d. Oct. 3, 1891. gy. 6," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. II, pp. 467-468.

11.^  "Albert [Whitney], s. Abizer and first w. Betsy, [born] June 24, 1821, in Augusta, ME," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

12.^  "Julia [Whitney], d. Abizer and first w. Betsy, [born] June 27, 1823, in Bowdoinham, ME," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

13.^  "Julia A[nn, int.] [Whitney], a. 24y., d. Abiatha and Betsy, and Stover Gringall, a. 23y., mechanic, s. John L. and Nancy, [married] Aug. 28, 1848," according to Vital Records of Newburyport, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911).

14.^  "Hannah [Whitney], d. Abizer and first w. Betsy, [born] Nov. 10, 1825, in Bowdoinham, ME," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

15.^  "Hannah [Whitney] and Samuel Gill Jr., [intentions] May 2, 1847," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. II, pp. 196-197.

16.^  "Havilla [Whitney], d. Abizer and first w. Betsy, [born] Nov. 15, 1827, in Bowdoinham, ME," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

17.^  "Havilah [Whitney], of Salem, and James W. Dutton, of L., int. Nov. 27, 1848," according to Vital Records of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1930).

18.^  "Havilah [Whitney], and James W. Dutton [of Lowell, int.], [married] Dec. 13, 1848," according to Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1916-1925).

19.^  "Edwin, [Whitney] s. Abizer and first w. Betsy, [born] May 16, 1833," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

20.^  "Edwin, [Whitney] s. Abizer and first w. Betsy, [died] ---, --, 1833," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

21.^  "Martha [Whitney], d. Abizer and first w. Betsy, [born] Feb. 29, 1826, in Augusta, ME," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

22.^  "Frances, [Whitney] ch. Abizer and first w. Betsy, [born] Dec. 4, 1837, in Augusta, ME," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944).

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