Family:Whitney, Benjamin Franklin (1837-1905)
Benjamin Franklin8 Whitney (William7, William6, Abner5, John4, Isaiah3, Thomas2, John1), son of William7 and Anna (Hancock) Whitney, was born 11 Apr 1837, Standish, ME, and died 26 Aug 1905, Upton, ME.
He married, after 1870, Matilda Jewell, daughter of David and Eunice (Gammon) Jewell. She was born about 1849, ME, and died 16 Mar 1905, Upton, ME.
Children of Benjamin Franklin8 and Matilda (Jewell) Whitney:
i. Henry Wilson9 Whitney, b. 25 Aug 1870, Sebago, ME; d. 15 Nov 1944, Upton, ME; m.(1) 18 Apr 1895, Errol, NH, Rose Estelle Brown;[1] m.(2) 14 Oct 1914, Mexico, ME, Lavonne May Chase. ii. Carrie A. Whitney, b. 9 Nov 1872, Upton, ME; d. 5 Jul 1950, Rangeley, ME; m.(1) 29 Dec 1888, Upton, ME, Ellsworth Samuel Lombard; m.(2) 24 Jan 1914, Otisfield, ME, George Whitfield Scribner; m.(3) 25 Mar 1932, Rangeley, ME, Charles C. Turner. iii. Charles Elmer Whitney, b. 6 Apr 1874, Sebago, ME; m. 27 Nov 1907, Waltham, MA, Ella F. (Edwards) Dawson, b. ca. 1867, Otisfield, MA, dau. of Harrison and Lucy (Hyde) Edwards.[2] iv. Arabella E. Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1877, ME; d. 20 Apr 1926, Upton, ME; m. 27 Jun 1895 or 1896, Errol, NH, Albert H. Lombard.[3] v. Arvilla Whitney, b. ca. Feb 1879, ME; d. 18 Aug 1882, Upton, ME, aged 3 years 6 months. vi. Leroy Whitney, b. Sep 1883, Upton, ME; d. 21 Feb 1952, West Paris, ME.
Census
410 422 Thomas J. Akley 42 M - Carriage Maker $800 $500 Maine Abby " 38 F - " Emma A. " 16 F - Milliner " Attended school Mary J. " 15 F - " Attended school Hattie A. " 9 F - " Attended school Charles H. " 6 M - " Allice E. " 1 F - " Benjimin Whitney 22 M - Carriage Maker "
- 1870: not found.
- 1880, Upton, Oxford Co., ME:
Benjamin F. WHITNEY 42 Self M M W ME Shoemaker ME ME Matilda WHITNEY 31 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME William H. WHITNEY 10 Son M S W ME At School ME ME Carrie A. WHITNEY 9 Dau F S W ME ME ME Charles E. WHITNEY 7 Son M S W ME ME ME Arabella WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W ME ME ME Arvilla WHITNEY 11M Dau F S W ME ME ME
5 5 Whitney, Benjamin Head W M Sep 1837 62 mar 34 Maine Maine Maine Shoe maker, Owns house -----, Matilda Wife W F Mar 1849 51 mar 34 7ch 5liv Maine Maine Maine -----, Charlie E. Son W M Apr 1874 26 sgl Maine Maine Maine Day laborer -----, Leroy Son W M Sep 1883 16 sgl Maine Maine Maine Day laborer
18 18 Whitney, Henry W. Head W M Aug 1868 31 mar 5 Maine Maine Maine Day laborer, Owns mortgaged house -----, Rosie E. Wife W F Oct 1874 25 mar 5 1ch 1liv Maine Maine New Hampshire -----, Ramona R. Dau W F Dec 1899 5m sgl Maine Maine Maine
References
- Census records.
1.^ "William Whitney & Rosie Brown, both of Upton, ME, m. 18 Apr 1895, Errol, Coos Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 571, page 767.
3.^ "Arabelle Whitney & Albert H. Lombard, m. 27 Jun 1895, Errol, Coos Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
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