Family:Whitney, William (1835-a1880)

William⁸ Whitney (Reuben⁷, Reuben⁶, Abel⁵, Nathan⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Reuben⁷ and Mary C. (White) Whitney, was born 5 Dec 1835, Litchfield, ME,^[1] and died after 1880.

Marriage intentions were published 11 Feb 1860, Gardiner, ME, for him and Apphia G. (Bassett) Church,^[2] daughter of Heli and Martha (Dunlap) Bassett. She was born 29 Oct 1832, Litchfield, ME,^[3] and died 20 Oct 1890, Gardiner, ME.^[4]

Children of William⁸ and Apphia G. (Bassett)(Church) Whitney, if any, unknown.

Census

• 1860, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME:

348 372 William Whitney 25 M - Journeyman Cooper $150 Maine Married in year Aphia " 28 F - " Married in year Laura A. Church 6 F - "

• 1870, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME:

243 294 Whitney, Wm. 35 M W Cooper $1000 $300 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Aphia 37 F W Keeping House Maine Church, Laura 16 F W Maine Attended school Bowery, Sarah M. 1 F W Maine

• 1880, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME:

William WHITNEY 43 Self M M W ME Laborer ME ME Aphia WHITNEY 45 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Frank WHITNEY 19 Brdr M S W ME Works In Shoe Factory ME ME Hortense WASHBURN 14 Brdr F S W ME Works In Shoe Factory ME ME Lillian TOOL 16 Brdr F S W ME Works In Shoe Factory IRE IRE

Frank Whitney is unidentified.

• 1900, 24 Liberty St., Gardiner Ward 5, Kennebec Co., ME:

86 106 Whitney, William Head W M Oct 1837 62 wid 30 Maine Maine Maine Cooper, Owns mortgaged house Kirby, Nellie F. Niec W F Apr 1869 31 mar 5 2ch 1liv Maine Maine Maine House keeper -----, Aster P. GNic W F Dec 1897 2 sgl Maine Maine Maine -----, James A. Brdr W M Mar 1870 30 mar 5 Canada Canada Canada Painter, Immig. 1892 107 Peterson, August Head W M Mar 1856 44 mar 2 Denmark Denmark Denmark Day laborer, Rents house, Immig. 1880 -----, Abby Wife W F Jan 1880 20 mar 2 1ch 1liv Maine Maine Maine -----, Lizzie L. Dau W F Apr 1899 1 sgl Maine Denmark Maine -----, Annie Dau W F Oct 1888 11 sgl Maine Denmark Maine At school -----, Florence Dau W F May 1892 8 sgl Maine Denmark Maine At school 108 Snell, Leucua Head W F Jan 1846 54 wid 0ch 0liv Maine Maine Maine N.G., Rents house

References

• Census records.

1.^  "William Whitney, s. of Reuben Whitney and Mary, b. 5 Dec 1835," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

2.^  "William [Whitney], and Aphiah Church, int. Feb. 11, 1860," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).

3.^  "Apphia G. [Church] [Whitney], w. W[illia]m, Oct. 29, 1832. G.R.1," according to Mary P. Hill, ed., Vital Records of West Gardiner, to the Year 1892 (1939-41; reprint, Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., 1997).

4.^  "Aphia [Whitney], w. W[illia]m, Oct. 20, 1890, a. 57," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914). Also, "Apphia G. [Whitney], w. W[illia]m, Oct. 20, 1890. G.R.1," according to Mary P. Hill, ed., Vital Records of West Gardiner, to the Year 1892 (1939-41; reprint, Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., 1997).

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