Family:Whitney, Ephraim (c1805-a1880)

Ephraim⁸ Whitney (Ephraim⁷, Moses⁶, Ephraim⁵, Moses⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Ephraim⁷ and Abigail (-----) Whitney, was born circa 1805, probably Raymond, Cumberland Co., ME and died in 1881.

He married Deborah Thompson. She was born circa 1810, Buxton, ME and died 1888. Ephraim and Deborah are buried in the Murch Cemetery, South Casco, ME.

Children of Ephraim⁸ and Deborah (-----) Whitney:

i.	Maria9 Whitney, b. 24 July 1837, Raymond, ME;[1] d. 1932.
ii.	Caroline Whitney, b. 24 Feb 1840, Raymond, ME;[2] d. 1854.
iii.	Ellen D. Whitney, b. ca. 1842, ME; m. George E. Bartlett of Elliott, ME, 31 Dec 1863 in Portland, ME. She d. 1869.
iv.	Mary A. Whitney, b. 14 June 1845, Casco, ME; m. Horace B. Harmon.
v.	Mark Whitney, b. 18 Jan 1848, ME; m. Maria Ellen Watkins.

Census

• 1830, Raymond, Cumberland, ME: Ephraim Whitney, 2 males 20-29, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Raymond, Cumberland, ME: Ephraim Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 60-69, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 0-4, 5 total, 1 in agriculture.
• 1850, Casco, Cumberland Co., ME:

29 30 Ephraim Whitney 45 M - Farmer $500 Maine Deborah Whitney 40 F - Do Maria Whitney 12 F - Do Attended school Caroline Whitney 10 F - Do Attended school Ellen Whitney 8 F - Do Attended school Mary A. Whitney 6 F - Do Attended school Mark Whitney 3 M - Do

• 1860, Casco, Cumberland Co., ME:

188 190 Ephraim Whitney 55 M - Farmer $800 $243 Maine Deborah " 55 F - " Maria " 22 F - Domestic " Ellen " 17 F - " Attended school Mary A. " 15 F - " Attended school Mark " 13 M - " Attended school

• 1870, Casco, Cumberland Co., ME:

179 186 Whitney, Ephriam 65 M W Farmer $700 $257 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Deborah 64 F W Keeping house Maine -----, Mark 23 M W Farmer Maine Male citizen over 21

• 1880, Casco, Cumberland Co., ME:

Ephraim WHITNEY 76 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Deborah WHITNEY 70 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME

Notes

One researcher lists Ephraim as the son of Moses and Sarah (Hamlin) Whitney, but that family does not have a son named Ephraim, according to our records.

References

1.^  "Maria [Whitney], d. Ephraim, b. 24 July 1837," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

2.^  "Caroline [Whitney], d. Ephraim, b. 24 Feb. 1840," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records.

3. Maine, Marriage Records, 1705-1922; Ancestry.com

4. Maine, Death Records, 1705-1922; Ancestry.com

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