Family:Whitney, John (1791-1877)
John6 Whitney (Amos5, Amos4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Amos5 and Mary (Smith) Whitney, was born 1 May 1791, Buxton, ME, and died 2 Oct 1877, Newburgh, ME.
He married, 25 Dec 1813, Newburgh, ME, Betsey Fairbanks, daughter of Joel and Susan (Moffatt) Fairbanks. She was born 1 May 1795, Parsonfied, ME, and died 4 May 1877, Newburg, ME.
Lived most of his life at Newburgh, ME, where he was a farmer, and removed to Carmel, ME late in his life.
Children of John6 and Betsey (Fairbanks) Whitney:
i. Calvin Harlow7 Whitney, b. 22 Nov 1814, Newburgh, ME; "of Newburgh" m. 6 Jun 1850, Monson, ME, Rebecca C. Steward of St. Albans, ME. ii. Mary Jane Whitney, b. 1 Feb 1817, Newburgh, ME; m. Colonel Charles D. Gilmore. iii. John Fairbanks Whitney, b. 3 Jun 1819, Newburgh, ME; d. 11 Dec 1819, Newburgh, ME. iv. Susan Elizabeth Whitney, b. 4 Nov 1820, Newburgh, ME; d. 12 Aug 1898 in Newburgh, ME; m. Benajmin F. Croxford, b. 25 Jan 1818 in Jackson, ME, the son of John and Wilmot (Fogg) Croxford. v. John Fairbanks Whitney, b. 26 Mar 1823, Newburgh, ME; m.(1) Julia Ann Libby; m.(2) Victoria F. A. Piper. vi. Nancy Angeline Whitney, b. 8 Aug 1825, Newburgh, ME; d. 2 Aug 1905 in Newburgh, ME; m. 1 Jan 1856, Newburgh, ME, Asa Whiting the son of Sylvanus and Mary (Lancaster) Whiting.[1] He was b. 8 Dec 1816, Newport, ME and d. 8 Jul 1895 in Newport, ME. Both are buried in North Newport Cemetery, Newport, ME. vii. George Washington Whitney, b. 19 Aug 1827, Newburgh, ME; m. Mary J. Simpson. viii. Charles Henry Whitney, b. 29 Mar 1831, Newburgh, ME, d. 17 Oct 1850 in Newburgh, ME. Buried in the Chapman Cemetery, Newburgh Center, ME. ix. Warren Lincoln Whitney, b. 10 Apr 1834, Newburgh, ME; m.(1) Rachel Wilson Thompson; m.(2) widow Vesta May Reed. x. Anna Augusta Whitney, b. 2 Oct 1839, Newburgh, ME; m. Colonel Jonathan Tarbell
Census
- 1820, Newburgh, Penobscot Co., ME: John Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830, Newburgh, Penobscot Co., ME: John Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 0-4.
- 1840, Newburgh, Penobscot Co., ME: John Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, 2 females 15-19, and 1 female 0-4; 2 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Newburgh, Penobscot Co., ME:
623 624 John Whitney 59 M - Farmer $1500 Me. Betsey Whitney 54 F - Me. George W. " 27 M - Labourer Me. Nancy A. " 25 F - Me. Charles H. " 19 M - Labourer Me. Attended school Warren L. " 17 M - Labourer Me. Attended school Anna A. " 10 F - Me. Attended school
453 446 John Whitney 62 M - Farmer $2500 $1760 Maine Betsey " 64 F - " Annah " 20 F - " John F. " 31 M - Farm Laborer " Clarence W. " 4 M - N.H. Frank B. " 1 M - " Jenny R. " 1 F - " Sarah King 15 F - Maine Attended school Albion Smith 15 M - " Attended school Henry " 21 M - Farm Laborer " Jeremiah Goodwin 21 M - " " "
- 1860, son Charles Whitney not found.
- 1870, Carmel, Penobscot Co., ME:
175 178 Whiting, Asa 53 M W Farmer $5000 $1672 Maine Male citizen over 21 Nancy A. 44 F W Keeping house Maine Lizzie 8 F W Maine Attended school George W. 6 M W Maine Attended school Whitney, John 79 M W Boarding Maine Male citizen over 21 Betsy 74 F W Boarding Maine Haws, Orrin 49 M W Farm Laborer Maine Male citizen over 21
- 1870, son Charles Whitney not found.
- 1880, widow Betsey not found.
- 1880, son Charles Whitney not found.
References
- Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, The Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America, 1633-1897 (D.A.R. Library, Washington, DC.)
1.((note|1}} "Nancy Whitney and Asa Whiting, 1 January 1856 in Newburgh," according to Ruth Gray, ed., Penobscot County, Maine Marriage Records prior to 1892 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994).
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