Family:Whitney, Josiah (1752-1837)
Josiah5 Whitney (Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Nathaniel4 and Hannah (Day) Whitney, was baptized 7 Jun 1752, Biddeford, ME,[1] and died 24 Feb 1837, Alfred, ME.[2]
Marriage intentions were published 16 Sep 1775, Gorham, ME, for him and Elizabeth Harding.[3] She was born 1749, and died 26 Apr 1841, Alfred, ME.
Josiah and wife Elizabeth joined the Shakers.
Children of Josiah5 and Elizabeth (Harding) Whitney:
i. Silas6 Whitney; b. 23 Jun 1779, Gorham, ME; d. 1848; m. 12 Jan 1818, Brownfield, ME, Elvira Lane. ii. Ebenezer Whitney, b. -----. iii. Eunice Whitney. iv. Betsey Whitney. v. Seth Whitney. vi. Abigail Whitney.
Census
- 1790: not found.
- 1800, Raymond, Cumberland Co., ME: "Jonah Witney", 1 male over 45, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 16-25.
- 1810, Raymond, Cumberland Co., ME: Whitney, Josiah, 1 male over 45 and 1 female over 45.
- 1820: not found.
- 1830: not found.
References
1.^ "Josiah [Whitney], s. of Nath[anie]l and Hannah, bap. Jun. 7, 1752," according to Beatty, John D., ed., Vital Records of Biddeford, Prior to 1856; Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 28 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1998), p. 67.
2.^ Source
3.^ "Josiah [Whitney], with Elizabeth Harding, [intentions] Sept. 16, 1775," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).
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