Family:Whitney, Benjamin F. (1838-1927)
Benjamin F.8 Whitney (Obediah Higgins7, Levi6, Abel5, Nathan4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Obediah Higgins and Louisa (Bangs) Whitney, was born 8 Mar 1838, Standish, ME, and died 30 Dec 1927, Gorham, ME.
He married, about 1862, Relay House, MD, Frances A. "Fannie" Elder, daughter of Reuben and Ruth M. (Smith) Elder. She was born Jul 1836, Gorham, ME, and died 1910, Gorham, ME.
Benjamin is buried in the Eastern Cemetery, Gorham, ME.
Benjamin was a Civil War veteran who received a pension from the U.S. government. In 1860 he resided in Gorham in the home of the Hawkes family. He was a clerk, probably in the Hawkes grocery store. After the war he was a shoemaker.
Children of Benjamin F. and Frances A. "Fannie" (Elder) Whitney:
i. Jennie Pierce Whitney, b. 12 Jan 1864, Gorham, ME; d. after 20 Dec 1923; unmarried. ii. Harry L. Whitney, b. ca. 1866, ME; d. before 1898.
Census
186 193 Alley Hawkes 50 M - Grocery Store $1500 $1200 Maine Ann L. " 38 F - " William A. " 14 M - " Attended school Frederic S. " 10 M - " Attended school Frank N. " 3 M - " Ann Wescott 14 F - " Sarah J. Yale 12 F - " Attended school Benja. F. Whitney 22 M - Clerk " Attended school
80 96 Libby, Edmund 58 M W Boots & Shoes (Who) $1000 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Hannah 58 F " Keeping House " -----, Margaret 25 " " " 97 Whitney, Benj. F. 33 M " Boot & Shoe (Who) $2000 " Male citizen over 21 -----, Francis A. 33 F " Keeping House " -----, Jennie P. 6 " " " Attended school -----, Harry L. 4 M " " Elder, Ruth 76 F " " Thayer, Hattie 20 " " Dom. Servant "
- 1880: not found.
- 1900, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME:
357 367 Warren, Augusta Head W F Dec 1850 49 sgl Maine Maine Maine N.G., Rents house -----, Anne Sist W F Jan 1853 47 sgl Maine Maine Maine Housekeeper 368 Whitney, Benjamin F. Head W M Mar 1838 62 mar 38 Maine Maine Maine Shoe maker, Owns mortgage house -----, Francis A. Wife W F Jul 1836 63 mar 38 1ch 0liv Maine Maine Maine Jones, Bessie E. Brdr W F Oct 1885 14 sgl Maine Wales Canada Eng. At school
References
- Civil War Pension File of Benjamin F. Whitney (1838-1927); Invalid Applic. # 1008022 Cert. # 732606; National Archives Building, Washington, DC.
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