Family:Whitney, Abel (1811-1884)

Abel⁷ Whitney (Levi⁶, Abel⁵, Naham⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Levi⁶ and Happy (Higgins) Whitney, was born 22 Mar 1811, Standish, ME,^[1] and died 1884, Naples, ME.

Marriage intentions were filed 28 Mar 1835 and published 12 Apr 1835, Standish, ME, for him and Sarah Cole.^[2] He married firstly, 19 Apr 1835, Standish, ME, Sarah Cole.^[3] She was born 1811, and died 1853.

Marriage intentions were filed 11 Dec 1863, Standish, ME, for him and his second wife, Mrs. Mary Ann Leavitt of Gorham. She was born about 1826.

He resided in Standish, ME in the census of 1850, and in Naples, ME in the censuses of 1860 through 1880. He was a cooper.

Children of Abel⁷ and Sarah (Cole) Whitney:

i.	Emily Jane8 Whitney, b. 29 Jun 1835, Standish, ME; m. 16 Feb 1869, Standish, ME, William L. Pinkham of Casco, ME.
ii.	Mary Ellen Whitney, b. 17 Apr 1838, Standish, ME; m. 27 APR 1865, Standish, ME, Dorville Libby.
iii.	Charles Newell Whitney, b. Aug 1841, Standish, ME; d. after 1860.
iv.	Henry Clinton Whitney, b. 25 Jan 1844, Standish, ME; d. 13 Jun 1931, Melrose, MA; unmarried; resided 16 Chapman Pl., Boston, MA. Henry was a Civil War veteran:
v.	Clara O. Whitney, b. ca. 1846, prob. Standish, ME; d. after 1870.
vi.	William G. Whitney, b. ca. 1848, prob. Standish, ME; d. after 1870.
vii.	Hester Anne Whitney, b. ca. 1852, prob. Standish, ME; "Annie E." in 1870.

Children of Abel⁷ and Mary Ann (-----)(Leavitt) Whitney:

viii.

Emma C. Whitney, b. ca. 1858. She may have been Emma C. Leavitt, a step-daughter, and not Abel's daughter at all.

Notes

It seems possible that his second wife's surname was Leavitt, not Seavitt. The maternity of the children is in doubt, given the dates above of his first wife's death and his second marriage.

Census

• 1840, Standish, Cumberland Co., ME: Abel Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 0-4; 1 engaged in manufacturing or trades.
• 1850, Standish, Cumberland Co., ME:

235 253 Levi Whitney 71 M - Farmer " Happy " 68 F - " Francis C. " 27 M - Cooper $500 " 254 Abel Whitney 39 M - " Sarah " 37 F - " Emily J. " 14 F - " Mary E. " 12 F - " Charles N. " 8 M - " Henry C. " 6 M - " Clara O. " 4 F - " Wm. G. " 2 M - "

• 1860, Naples, Cumberland Co., ME:

438 446 Abel Whitney 49 M - Cooper $50 Maine Clara O. " 14 F - " Attended school William G. " 12 M - " Attended school Hester A. " 8 F - " Attended school

• 1870, Naples, Cumberland Co., ME:

36 37 Whitney, Abel 59 M W Cooper $1000 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary A. 44 F " Keeping house Maine -----, Annie E. 18 F " House Keeping Maine -----, Emma C. 12 F " Maine Attended school

• 1880, Naples, Cumberland Co., ME:

Abel WHITNEY 69 Self M M W ME Cooper ME ME Mary N. WHITNEY 60 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Charles N. WHITNEY 30 Son M S W ME Cooper ME ME Emma C. LEAVITT 19 SDau F S W ME Making Pantaloons ME ME

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. 581.

1.^  "Abel, s. of Levi and Happy, b. 22 March 1811," according to Standish Vital Records, [1:321; 2:no page #].

2.^  "Abel, and Sarah Cole, both of Standish, filed 28 March 1835, Certified 12 April 1835," according to Standish Vital Records, [1:455].

3.^  "Abel, and Sarah Cole, both of Standish, m. 19 April 1835 by Phineas Ingalls, Esq.," according to Standish Vital Records, [1:509].

4.^  From the Civil War pension file of Henry Clinton Whitney; Invalid Application #180.537, Certificate #1,134,299 (C2485269); National Archives, Washington, DC.

He enlisted at Portland, ME, 30 Sep 1861. Lived at Eades Falls, Naples, ME, where he was a farmer, before enlisting. He was discharged 8 May 1863 at Portland. After discharge he lived in Standish until 1873, and in Boston, MA, until 1893, in Dover, NH, until 1900, and in Revere, MA, until 1905, then in Boston. He was a house painter. He was 5 ft, 9 inches tall, 138 lbs., blue eyes, gray hair at time of application. Dark complexion.

Service Record: Co. E, 10th Maine Infantry. Enlisted 30 Apr 1861, and was discharged 8 May 1863. Co. K, 1st D.C. Cavalry, enlisted 9 Dec 1863. Transferred from DC Cavalry to 1st Maine Cavalry in Sep 1864, discharged 27 Aug 1864. He was a prisoner of war, taken at Sycamore Church 16 Sep 1864, and released 6 Jul 1865. He was never married. Died 13 Jun 1931, 472 Pleasant Street, Melrose, MA.

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