Family:Whitney, Thomas Grace (c1781-1861)

Thomas G.⁶ Whitney (Samuel⁵, Samuel⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Samuel⁵ and Mary (Aston) Whitney, was born about 1781, ME, and died 21 Jul 1861, West Gardiner, ME, aged 80 years.

He married firstly, 9 Mar 1802, Bath, ME, Abiah Starbord.

He married firstly, 6 Sep 1804, Bath, ME, Sarah Beal.

He married thirdly, before 1850, Mrs. Thornton. Apparently she was the wife Sarah in the 1850 census, who was born about 1779, ME.

Pierce calls him "Thomas E. Whitney".

He resided Hallowell, Maine. On 22 Aug 1849, he gave a supporting deposition in the application of his sister-in-law Mehitable (Robinson) Whitney for a pension based on the Revolutionary War service of his brother Ebenezer⁶ Whitney.

Children of Thomas G.⁶ Whitney, presumably by his first wife:

i.	Abiah7 Whitney, b. ca. 1803; unm; resided Augusta, ME.
ii.	Thomas R. Whitney, b. ca. 1805, ME; m.(1) Harriett Waite; m.(2) Emeline H. Wyman.
iii.	Warren Whitney, b. -----; d. infancy.
iv.	Tryphena Whitney, b. ca. 1811; m. bef. 1833, David Bangs.
v.	Eliza Whitney, b. ca. 1823; m. (int. 9 Jan 1848, Hallowell, ME), Jonathan Bangs; d. s. p.

Census

• 1790: Frankfort, Hancock Co., ME: Thomas Whitney, 2 males over 16, 1 male 0-15, and 2 females.
• 1800: not found.
• 1810: Bath, Lincoln Co., ME: Whitney Thomas G., 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Hallowell, Kennebec Co., ME: Thomas G. Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-17, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 females 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9; 2 engaged in agriculture, 1 in manufacture or trades.
• 1830, Vassalborough, Kennebec Co., ME: Thomas G. Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 5-9.
• 1840, Vassalborough, Kennebec Co., ME: Tho^s G Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 female 60-69, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 15-19; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Hallowell, Kennebec Co., ME:

570 649 Thomas G. Whitney 69 M - Black Smith Maine Sarah S. Whitney 72 F - Maine

• 1860, West Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME:

328 345 David Bangs 54 M - Shoemaker $750 $375 Maine Tryphena " 49 F - " Albion A. " 27 M - Farm hand " Eliza E. " 22 F - " Ellen A. " 21 F - Seamstress " Attended school Henrietta A. " 23 F - do " Georgeana " 18 F - " Attended school Sarah M. " 15 F - " Attended school Mary J. " 2 F - " Wm. A. " 4/12 M - " Sarah Whitney 81 F - " Thos. G. " 79 M - "

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), p. 226.

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