Family:Whitney, Prelett A. (1846-a1900)

Prelett A.⁸ Whitney (Sumner⁷, Marshall Hill⁶, Barnabas⁵, Isaac⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Sumner⁷ and Elizabeth J. (Burbank) Whitney, was born Aug 1846, ME, and died after 1900.

He married, 10 Oct 1868, Rockland, ME, Lydia A. Butler,^[1] daughter of Christopher and Sarah (-----) Butler. She was born 4 Aug 1846, Union, ME. They were divorced Dec 1884, Knox Co., ME.^[2] She "Aurelia L." m.(2) 14 Apr 1896, Melrose, MA, Wesley C. Newdick, b. ca. 1855, Georgetown, ME, son of Thomas and Eliza (-----) Newdick.^[3]

Children of Prelett A.⁸ and Lydia A. (Butler) Whitney:

i.	Carrie A.9 Whitney, b. 22 Aug 1867, Rockland, ME.

Census

• 1870, Rockland Ward 5, Knox Co., ME:

47 54 Whitney, Sumner 47 M W Lim. Manufacture $7000 $8000 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Elizabeth J. 50 F W Keeping house Maine -----, Prelet A. 23 M W Lim. Manufacture Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Lydia 23 F W Maine -----, Abby 21 F W Maine -----, Edwin W. 18 M W Maine -----, Cary A. 9/12 F W Maine Born in Aug

• 1880, Rockland, Knox Co., MA:

Prelette A. WHITNEY 34 Self M M W ME Laborer ME ME Lydia WHITNEY 34 Wife F M W ME House Keeper ME ME Carrie WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W ME Scholar ME ME Oscar BUTLER 29 Oth M W ME Painter ME ME

• 1900, Wahpeton, Richland Co., ND:

112 117 Whitney, Prelet A. Head W M Aug 1846 53 sgl Maine Maine Maine Milch vendor, Owns free house

References

• Census records.

1.^  Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, at FamilySearch.org.

2.^  Maine, Divorce Records, 1798-1891, from Ancestry.com.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 461, page 302.

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