Family:Whitney, Ephraim (c1769-1815)
Ephraim7 Whitney (Moses6, Ephraim5, Moses4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Moses6 and Sarah (Geary) Whitney, was born about 1769, New Salem, MA, and died 25 Feb 1815, Raymond, ME, froze to death.[1]
He married, Abigail -----. She was born between 1770 and 1780, and died after 1840.
Children of Ephraim7 and Abigail (-----) Whitney, probably incomplete:
i. Thomas G.8 Whitney, b. about 25 Jun 1796, Raymond, ME; d. 15 Aug 1884, Raymond, ME, m. Thankful Blethen. ii. (daughter) Whitney, b. between 1800 and 1810, Raymond, ME. iii. (daughter) Whitney, b. between 1800 and 1810, Raymond, ME. Possibly the Mary Whitney who m. 11 Feb 1830, Harrison, ME, William Darker, "both of Raymond".[2] [Should this be "Parker"?--RLW] iv. Ephraim Whitney, b. 1805, Raymond, ME, m. Deborah -----. v. Moses Whitney, b. 1806 or 1807, Raymond, ME, m. Abigail Libby.
Census
- 1800, Raymond, Cumberland Co., ME: Ephm "Witney", 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, and 1 female 26-44.
- 1810, Raymond, Cumberland Co., ME: Whitney, Ephm, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 females 26-44, and 2 females 0-9.
- 1820: not found. Possible widow, daughters, and younger sons not found.
References
1.^ "Ephraim [Whitney], froze to death, [died] 25 Feb. 1815," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.
2.^ "Nov. 11, 1830, William DARKER & Mary WITNEY, both of Raymond; by J. H. PHINNEY, Harrison (A:93)," according to Kelley, Judith Holbrook, ed. and transcr., Clayton Rand Adams, ed., Marriage Returns of Cumberland County, Maine, Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 29 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1998), p. 125.
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