Family:Whitney, Lewis M. (1806-1857)
Dr. Lewis M.7 Whitney (Uriel6, Abner5, John4, Isaiah3, Thomas2, John1), son of Uriel6 and Lydia (Whitmore) Whitney, was born 21 Sep 1806, ME, and died 18 May 1857, North Yarmouth, ME.
Marriage intentions were published 13 Nov 1836, Limington, ME, for him "Dr." "of Baldwin" and "Miss" Mary A. Small "of Limington".[1] He married, 29 Nov 1836, York Co., ME, Mary Adams Small,[2] daughter of David and Mary G. (Adams) Small. She was born 26 Dec 1822, Limington, ME, and died 8 Jun 1911.
He was a well known practicing physician. He resided North Yarmouth, ME.
Children of Lewis7 and Mary Adams (Small) Whitney:
i. Helen F.8 Whitney, b. 1 Apr 1838, Baldwin, ME;[3] d. 3 Apr 1847. ii. Charlotte R. Whitney, b. -- Feb 1842 or 8 Mar 1842, North Yarmouth, ME;[4] "of Yarmouth" m. 18 Nov 1868, Auburn, ME, William L. Pratt "of Auburn";[5] resided Norway, ME. iii. Ellen H. Whitney, b. 19 Dec 1847; d. 19 Jun 1848. iv. Louis K. Whitney, b. 26 Dec 1851, ME; m. Sarah E. Pierce.
Census
- 1840, North Yarmouth, Cumberland Co., ME: Lewis Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 15-19, 1 female under 5, 3 total, 1 in learned professions or engineers.
- 1850, Yarmouth, Cumberland Co., ME:
213 282 Lewis Whitney 43 M - Physician $2300 Me. Mary A. 28 F - " Charlotte R. 8 F - " Attended school Antonia Vinello 22 M - Sailor ---
61 68 Mary A. Whitney 36 F - $3000 $200 Maine Charlotte " 19 F - " Louis A. " 8 M - "
65 81 Whitney, Mary A. 4 F W $2000 $200 Maine [sic]
78 96 Pratt, Wm. 37 M W Hardware Merchant $2300 Me. Male citizen over 21 " Charlotte 27 F W Keeping house Me. Whitney, Lewis 18 M W At home Me.
Mary A. WHITNEY 58 Self F W W ME Keeping House ME ME
- 1880, son Louis not found. There is a candidate in Oxford, Oxford Co., ME.
- 1900, Yarmouth, Cumberland Co., ME:
282 32 Whitney, Mary A. Head W F Dec 1822 77 wid 4ch 2liv Maine Maine Maine N.G., Owns mortgaged house
References
- All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 321.
1.^ "Lewis [Whitney], Dr., of Baldwin, and Miss Mary A. Small, of Limington, int. 13 Nov 1836," according to Ancient Landmarks Society of Parsonsfield, Vital records of Limington, Maine (including proprietors records of the Ossipee Towns) ([Parsonsfield, Me.]: [Ancient Landmarks Society], [1991]).
2.^ "29 November 1836, Dr. Lewis Whitney of Baldwin and Mary A. Small of Limington [married]," according to [[Archive:Vital Records, Maine, York County Marriage Returns|J. E. Frost & J. C. Anderson, eds., Marriage Returns of York County, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #13 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 1993).
3.^ "Hellen Frances [Whitney], d. Lewes M. and Mary, [born] 1 Apr. 1838 in Baldwin," according to Sherman, Ruth Wilder, comp., Vital records of North Yarmouth, Maine to the year 1850 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 1993).
4.^ "Charlotte, d. Lewes M. and Mary, ? Feb. 1842," according to Sherman, Ruth Wilder, comp., Vital records of North Yarmouth, Maine to the year 1850 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 1993).
5.^ "William L. Pratt of Auburn and Charlotte R. Whitney of Yarmouth, [intentions] 18 November 1868," according to Auburn, Maine, Vital Records.
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