Family:Whitney, Ephraim B. (1819-1901)

Ephraim⁷ Whitney (Joseph⁶, Nathan⁵, Nathan⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Joseph⁶ and Mary C. (Libby) Whitney, was born 2 Apr 1819 or 3 April 1819, Jonesboro, ME, and died 8 October 1901 in Clearwater, Wright Co., Minnesota.

He married first, 9 Jul 1848, Beddington, ME, Elizabeth Maria Wakefield. She was born 24 March 1831 in Cherryfield, ME, the dau. of Nathan Godfrey and Phebe Ann (Noyes) Wakefield, and died after 31 May 1870 in Clearwater, Minnesota. He m. secondly Elizabeth Bodnahan, who d. in 1899.

Children of Ephraim⁷ and Elizabeth N. (Wakefield) Whitney:

i.	Mary Alice8 Whitney, b. about 1853, MN. Ollie Whitney, b. abt 1854, MN
ii.	George Haskell Whitney, b. 16 November 1856, Brooklyn, Hennepin Co., MN. From Minnesota Historical Society Collections; Vol. XIV, 1912, page 852: "Whitney, G.H., b. in Brooklyn, Minn., Nov., 1856; worked in a mill 2 years, and afterward, engaged with his brother in insurance business in Sauk Center." In 1860 he resided in Crystal Lake, Hennepin Co., MN, and in the spring of 1872 he settled in Farmington, MN.
iii.	Phebe Ann Whitney, b. about 1857, MN.
iv.	Albert Gideon Whitney, b. 14 March 1860, Robinsdale, MN, or from the Book of Minnesotans, A.N.Marquis & Co., Chicago, 1907: "Born at Brooklyn, Minn. 14 March 1860, son of Ephraim B. and Elizabeth N. (Wakefield) Whitney" d. 11 Jan 1922, Portland, ME; m. 13 October 1891 in Moscow, NY, Alice Maria Wheelock. She was born 30 Jan 1868, Leicester, Livingston Co., NY, daughter of Austin W. and Mary Lovicy (Francis) Wheelock. a. Wheelock9 Whitney, b. 28 Aug 1894, St. Cloud, MN; d. 23 Mar 1957, Wayzata, MN; m. 7 Jan 1922, Portland, ME, Katharine Kimball, b. 20 April 1899, d. 9 November 1985. Wheelock and Katharine Whitney are buried in the Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN Ch.: Sally10 Lucille, b. 17 Sep 1924; Wheelock, Jr., b. 30 Jul 1926; John Kimball, b. 1 Sep 1927. b. Lois Whitney, b. Feb 1897, St. Cloud, MN. c. Pauline W. Whitney, b. May 1900, St. Cloud, MN.

Census

• 1850, Beddington, Washington Co., ME.
• 1860, Chrystal Lake, Hennepin Co., MN, page 124:

1105 1029  E. Whitney           41 M Farmer      2000 200  Maine
           Elizabeth Whitney    29 F                       Maine
           Mary A. Whitney       7 F                       Minn.
           Geo. H. Whitney       5 M                       Minn.
           Phoeba A. Whitney     3 F                       Minn.
           Albert G. Whitney  8/12 M                       Minn.

• 1870, Clearwater, Wright Co., MN, page 9:

66  66  Whitney, Ephraim    51 M W Farmer        1200 545  Maine
                 Elizabeth  39 F W Keeping House           Maine
                 Allice M.  16 F W At Home                 Minnesota   att. school
                 Geo. H.    14 M W  "  "                   Minnesota    "     "
                 Annie P.   12 F W  "  "                   Minnesota    "     "
                 Albert G.  10 M W  "  "                   Minnesota    "     "
        Leme, Peter A.      16 M W  "  "                   Canada       "     "   , father & mother of foreign birth

• 1880, not found.

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