Family:Whitney, Stephen (1799-1885)

Stephen⁶ Whitney (Stephen⁵, Isaac⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Stephen⁵ and Martha (Irish) Whitney. was born 5 May 1799, ME, was baptized 4 Mar 1800, Buxton, ME,^[1] and died 25 Dec 1885 in Auburn, ME.

He married firstly, 23 May 1819, Windham, ME, Abigail Mayberry, daughter of William and Mary (Trott) Mayberry. She was born 2 Mar 1794, Windham, ME, and died 18 Apr 1857.

He married secondly, 2 Jul 1858, Gorham, ME, Catherine P. Cloudman, daughter of William and Sarah (Hamblen) Cloudman. She was born 3 Jul 1817, Gorham, ME, and died after 1880.

He resided Mechanic's Falls, ME prior to the 1850 census.

Willoughby says:

"Stephen Whitney (1799-1885) was born on May 3, 1799, in Gorham, Maine (McLellan, History of Gorham). He married (1st) Abigail Mayberry, in May of 1819; (2nd) Catherine Clouman, according to some records——but the name should probably be "Cloudman", which is a known Gorham family of the period. Stephen's first wife was the mother of all of his children. These seven children and their known near-descendants are given here; the data are from private records, entries in the Whitney Family Bible, Pierce, and especially from Ruth Pinches, an experienced genealogical researcher and a member of this branch."

"Abiqail Mayberry (1794-1857), the daughter of William Mayberry and Mary Trott, was born in Windham, Maine (McLellan, History of Gorham). Little is known of her life beyond the basic facts of her dates, the names of her parents, and of course her marriage to Stephen Whitney in 1819. She successfully raised seven children; the youngest of these was 25 years old when his mother died of unknown causes at the age of 63."

Children of Stephen⁶ and Abigail (Mayberry) Whitney:

i.	Lewis7 Whitney, b. 9 Aug 1819, Raymond, ME;[2] m. Mary Ellen Strout.
ii.	William Mayberry Whitney, b. 10 Aug 1821, Raymond, ME;[3] m. Charlotte P. York.
iii.	Albion K. P. Whitney, b. 13 Feb 1825, prob. Raymond, ME; m. Malinda Mountford.
iv.	Mary Ann Whitney, b. 9 Mar 1827, Raymond, ME; d. 4 Mar 1908, Portland, ME; "Miss" "of Lewiston" m. (int. 12 Apr 1846, Lewiston, ME[4]) 30 Apr 1846, Lewiston, ME,[5] or 27 Apr 1846, Pownal, ME (Pownal, ME VR), "Mr." Micah Higgins "of Portland",[6] son of Micah and Mary Gray (Blair) Higgins, b. 22 Jan 1822, Cape Elizabeth, ME, d. 18 Apr 1901, Portland, ME. Children: a. Samuel Curtis Stanwood (Higgins?), b. 1848; res. New York, NY. b. Mary Elizabeth Higgins, b. 1850; m.(1) ----- Frost; m.(2) Frederick Strout. c. Edwin Roscoe Higgins, b. 1852; unmarried. d. Ada Almeida Higgins, b. 1855; m. Harry Tobey; res. Melrose, MA. e. William Weeks Higgins, b. 1857; d. young. f. Jennie May Higgins, b. 1860; m. Charles Augustus Strout, of Portland, ME. Children: 1. Edward Frost Strout, b. -----. g. Frederick Augustus Higgins, b. 1863; m. 1885, Emma Louise York, of Boston, MA.
v.	Charles C. Whitney, b. ca. 1829, ME; m. Maria S. Dix.
vi.	Joseph H. Whitney, b. 7 Apr 1832, Mechanics Falls, ME; m. Hannah Caswell Montfort.
vii.	Sarah E. Whitney, b. 11 Sep 1837, Scarborough, ME.; m. 9 May 1857, Poland, ME, Lemuel Dyer Goss (also recorded 12 May 1857, Minot, ME); d. 26 Jan 1920, Auburn, ME. Lemuel Goss was b. 10 Mar 1835 in Danville, ME, the son of Levi Sanborn and Mercy Dyer Goss. Children: a. William Goss, b. -----; d. aged ca. 30; m. Etta Wright. b. Abiqail Goss, b. -----; m. George Yeaton; no children.

Stephen⁶ and Catherine (Cloudman) Whitney had no children.

Census

• 1820: not found.
• 1830, Gray, Cumberland Co., ME: Stephen Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Westbrook, Cumberland Co., ME: Stephen Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Westbrook, Cumberland Co., ME:

589 667 Stephen Whitney 51 M - Farmer $2800 Me. Abigail Whitney 56 F - " Charles C. Whitney 21 M - Leather dresser " Joseph H. Whitney 19 M - Shoe maker " Sarah E. Whitney 15 F - " Attended school

• 1860, Poland, Androscoggin Co., ME:

9 11 Ezekiel Robinson 61 M - Methst. Minister $2500 $2000 Maine Ellen H. " 55 F - " Stephen Whitney 61 M - Farmer $5600 $400 Maine Catharine " 41 F - "

• 1870, Poland, Androscoggin Co., ME:

253 259 Whitney, Stephen 71 M W Retired Merchant $3000 $400 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Catherine P. 53 F W Keeping House " Hall, Hannah 75 F W Keeping House $300 $100 " -----, Hannah N. 39 F W " 260 Langridge, Richard 38 M W Clergyman $600 England Parents foreign born -----, Hannah 25 F W Keeping House " Parents foreign born -----, Edith H. 4/12 F W Maine Parents foreign born, Born in Feb

• 1880, 3 Horton Place, Portland, Cumberland Co., ME:

262 328 Whitney, Stephen W M 81 Husb mar Sunstroked Blind Me. Me. Me. -------, Katherine P. W F 62 Wife mar Housekeeper Blind " " " Harryman, Mrs. W F 71 Sis wid " " "

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. 233.

• Willoughby, Miranda Goodrie, The Antecedents of Imogene Whitney (Riverside, RI, 1977).

1.^  "1800, Mar. 4. - [baptized] Patience, William and Stephen, children of Stephen Whitney & Martha his wife," according to Buxton, Maine, Vital Records.

2.^  "Lewis [Whitney], s. Stephen and Martha, b. 9 Aug. 1819," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records. His mother was Abigail, not Martha.

3.^  "William M. [Whitney], s. Stephen and Martha, b. 10 Aug. 1821," according to Raymond, Maine, Vital Records. His mother was Abigail, not Martha.

4.^  "Intention of marriage entered between Mr. Micah Higgins of Portland and and Miss Mary Ann Whitney of Lewiston, published 12 April 1846. Certificate granted 26 April 1846," according to Hodgkin, Douglas I., comp., Records of Lewiston, Maine: Volume 2. Town Records 1852-1863 and Vital Records Prior to 1865 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2002).

5.^  "Apr. 30, 1846, Mr. Micah Higgins of Portland & Miss Mary Ann Whitney of Lewiston, by Wm. R. French, M.G.," according to Judith Holbrook Kelley and Clayton Rand Adams, comps. and eds., Marriage Returns of Lincoln County, Maine. Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 39 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, [2002]), p. 151.

6.^  "Mr. Micah Higgins of Portland and Miss Mary Ann Whitney of Lewiston were married in Lewiston 30 April 1846 by W.R. French, Minister of the Gospel," according to Hodgkin, Douglas I., comp., Records of Lewiston, Maine: Volume 2. Town Records 1852-1863 and Vital Records Prior to 1865 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2002).

7. Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922; Ancestry.com

8. Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922; Ancestry.com

---

Copyright © 2006, 2009-2011, 2020, Robert L. Ward, Kenneth L. Whitney, and the Whitney Research Group.