Family:Whitney, Luke Henry (1840-a1880)
Luke Henry8 Whitney (Luke7, Aaron6, Levi5, Daniel4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, John1), son of Luke7 and Mary Thankful (Smith) Whitney, was born 5 May 1840, Saco, ME.
He married, 6 Jun 1867, Portland, ME (The Portland, ME VR record the marriage as happening in Portland. The records of Waltham, MA on the same date record the marriage taking place in Maine), Mary Ellen Edwards, daughter of Theodore B. and Martha R. (-----) Edwards.[1] She was born 6 Oct 1847, Westbrook, ME and d. 1935 in Cambridge, MA.
He is a trader, life insurance and real estate agent, manufacturer, Episcopalian and republican; resided North Cambridge, MA. He was a Civil War veteran, and received a pension as a result of his service.
Children of Luke Henry8 and Mary Ellen (Edwards) Whitney:
i. Arthur Henry9 Whitney, b. 13 Apr 1868, Waltham, MA; d. 3 Aug 1868, Waltham, MA, aged 3 months 21 days, of disease of the brain.[2] ii. Herbert Fales Whitney, b. 1 Nov 1869, Portland, ME; d. 1 Aug 1870, Portland, ME.
Census
811 1019 Luke Whitney 56 M - New Hampshire W - - 1 1 - Luke H. Whitney 25 M - Maine S - - 1 - - H. Adaline Whitney 39 F - Massachusetts S Variety Store - - - - - Susan C. Pinkham 15 F - Massachusetts S - - - - - Sarah M. Bond 35 F - Vermont M Dressmaker - - - - - Charles D. Bond 10 M - Massachusetts S - - - - -
309 497 McLellan, George 61 M W Cooper $7000 $2000 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah 56 F " Keepng house " -----, Charlotte M. 29 " " " Melcher, Holman S. 29 M " Grocer (wh) $3500 " Male citizen over 21 -----, Nellie M. 26 F " " Whitney, Luke H. 30 M " Life Ins. Ag't $500 " Male citizen over 21 -----, Ella 22 F " " -----, Herbert F. 8/12 M " " Born in Nov
Luke H. WHITNEY 40 Self M M W ME Spring Bed Mfgr. MA NH Mary E. WHITNEY 33 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME
307 433 Whitney, Luke H. Head W M May 1840 60 mar 33 Maine New Hampshire New Hampshire Real estate agt., Rents house -----, Mary E. Wife W F Oct 1847 52 mar 33 2ch 0liv Maine Maine Maine
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. 550.
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 200, page 267.
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 212, page 215.
3. Civil War Pension File of Luke H. Whitney, Co. A, 45th Massachusetts Infantry; Mary E. Whitney, Widow; Invalid’s Application #975325, Certificate #760304; Widow’s Application #1021406, Certificate #773596.
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