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 (also recorded in Bowdoin), ME, and died 17 Jul 1865, New Orleans, LA.

He married firstly, 15 Nov 1816, Litchfield, ME, Elizabeth White. She was born 21 Oct 1794, Bowdoin, ME, and died 2 Jul 1841, Augusta, ME.

He married secondly, Mrs. Susan Yeaton or Eaton, 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; m.(1) Philena Church; m.(2) Olena E. Church.
ii.	Sarah Whitney, b. 3 Jan 1819, Bowdoin, ME; d. 3 Oct 1891, Bowdoin, ME.
iii.	Albert Whitney, b. 20 Jun 1821, Bowdoin, ME; m. and d. Dec 1881, Monson, MA.
iv.	Julia Ann Whitney, b. 27 Jun 1823, Bowdoin, ME; d. Sep 1892; m. 28 Aug 1848, Newburyport, MA, Stover Gringall.[1]
v.	Hannah Whitney, b. 10 Nov 1825, Bowdoin, ME; m. ----- Gill.
vi.	Havilah Whitney, b. 15 Nov 1827, Bowdoin, ME; "of Salem" m. (int. 27 Nov 1848, Lowell, MA[2]) 13 Dec 1848, Salem, MA, James W. Dutton "of Lowell".[3]
vii.	Louisa C. Whitney, b. 22 Oct 1829, Bowdoin, ME; m. -----.
viii.	Edwin Whitney, b. 15 May 1833, Bowdoin, ME; d. 17 Jun 1837, Bowdoin, ME.
ix.	Martha White Whitney, b. 29 Feb 1836, Bowdoin, ME; m. 17 Oct 1854, New Orleans, Thomas Godfrey, b. 17 Sep 1815; son of John and Mercy (Whitney) Godfrey, of Lisbon, ME; m.(1) Marcia Ann Woodward; was a stevedore. He d. 13 Jun 1860, New Orleans, LA; she m.(1) 7 Oct 1869, Dr. S. C. Russell, b. 25 Sep 1819; was a physician; resided New Orleans, LA. Ch.: John Thomas, b. 11 Jan 1856, d. 23 May 1856; Bertha Aphia, b. 15 Jun 1857; d. 2 Jun 1860; Ida, b. 2 Jul 1859; m. 20 Sep 1881, A. H. Brackett; Mattie Chapin, b. 3 Aug 1870; Edward Ernest, b. 30 Jun 1872; d. 3 Feb 1875; Anna Gertrude, b. 15 May 1877. The postoffice address of the living is in New Orleans, excepting Ida Godfrey Brackett, of No. 717 17th St., east, Minneapolis, MN.
x.	Frances Whitney, b. 4 Dec 1837, Bowdoin, ME; m. -----.

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

xi.	Charles Edwin Whitney, b. 1845; d. New Orleans, leaving a son, William R. Mills Whitney, b. 1869; resided 104 Orange St., New Orleans.

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: not found.
• 1840: not found.
• 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

• 1860: 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.^  "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).

2.^  "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).

3.^  "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).

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