Family:Whitney, Andrew (1795-1877)
Andrew6 Whitney (Micah5, Abel4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Micah5 and Hannah (Cobb) Whitney,[1] was born 5 May 1794, Phillips, ME,[2] and died 29 May 1877, probably Canton, ME.
He married, 25 Jun 1816, Gray, ME, Huldah Sweetser, daughter of John and Jane (Rideout) Sweetser. She was born 20 Feb 1796,[3] Gray, ME. She died Mar 1860, Canton, ME[4] and is buried in the Leavitt Yard, Livermore, ME.
He resided Phillips, ME, Island Falls, ME, and Canton, ME.
Children of Andrew6 and Huldah (Sweetser) Whitney:
i. Jane Rideout7 Whitney, b. 4 Mar 1818, Phillips, ME;[5] d. 1 Nov 1870; m. 1837, Jacob Hammond Stinchfield. ii. Cynthia Whitney, b. 18 Oct 1819, Phillips, ME;[6] m.(1) John Byron; m.(2) George Staples. iii. Andrew Whitney, b. 21 Apr 1822, Phillips, ME;[7] d. 26 May 1832, Phillips, ME. iv. Betsey Roberts Whitney, b. 4 Jan 1826, Phillips, ME;[8] m. Bial Chandler. v. Mary Whitney, b. 18 Sep 1827, Phillips, ME;[9] m. 12 Dec 1850, Oxford, MA, Norman S. Beale, b. ca. 1821, Turner, ME, son of Luther and Polly (-----) Beale.[10] vi. John Sweetser Whitney, b. 24 or 27 Dec 1829, Phillips, ME;[11] m. Sarah L. Libby. vii. Lilias Whitney, b. 1 Oct 1831, Phillips, ME;[12] m. Allison Parker. viii. Phebe French Whitney, b. 23 Aug 1833, Phillips, ME;[13] m. 22 May 1852, Phillips, ME, Ephraim Staples.[14] ix. Huldah Whitney, b. 7 Sep 1835, Phillips, ME;[15] m. Benjamin7 Whitney, q.v.
Census
- 1820, Phillips, Somerset Co., ME: Andrew Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 0-9; 2 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830, Phillips, Somerset Co., ME: Andrew Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 10-14, and 2 females 0-4.
- 1840, Phillips, Franklin Co., ME: Andrew Whitney 1 male 40-49, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, 2 females 10-14, 2 females 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 2 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Phillips, Franklin Co., ME:
169 178 Andrew Whitney 55 M - Farmer $300 Me. Huldah Whitney 53 F - " Phebe F. " 16 F - " Attended school Huldah " 14 F - " Attended school
1 1 Clarissa Sawyer 30-39 F - Me. . . . Climena Whitney 20-29 F - Me. . . . Lilias Whitney 20-29 F - Me.
471 471 Andrew Whitney 60 M - Farmer $200 $40 Maine
38 35 Whitney, John S. 39 M W Farmer $1000 $600 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah L. 36 F W Keeping House " -----, Lyman D. 12 M W " -----, Julia C. 10 F W " -----, Lilly M. 6 F W " -----, Mary A. 5 F W " -----, William L. 1 M W " -----, Andrew 76 M W " Male citizen over 21
References
- Data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 232.
- War of 1812 Pension File of Andrew Whitney: Survivor's Application #SO3449, Certficate #SC1751; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.
- Sedgeley, George B., Micah Whitney, Revolutionary Soldier and His Twelve Children Settled Early in Philips, Maine; Jacob and Joseph Whitney Came to Phillips 1792; Salmon Whitney Appeared in Letter E Plantation 1810 (Farmington, Maine: The Knowlton & McLeary Co., Printers, 1943).
- Whitney, Kenneth L., The Ancestors and Descendants of Ebenezer Whitney and Dorcas Drury Parlin (Silver Spring, MD: The author, 2003).
1.^ His parentage is proven by his birth record.
2.^ "[Born] 5 May 1794, Andrew, s. Micah Whitney and Hannah," according to Vital Records of Phillips, Maine.
3.^ "20 Feb 1796 Huldah [Whitney] [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
5.^ "4 Mar 1818 Jane Rideout, d. Andrew Whitney and Huldah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records. Also, "4 Mar 1818 Jane R., d. Andrew Whitney and Huldah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
6.^ "18 Oct 1819 Cyntha, d. Andrew Whitney and Huldah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records. Also, "18 Oct 1819 Cynthia, d. Andrew Whitney and Huldah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
7.^ "21 Apr 1822 Andrew, s. Andrew Whitney and Huldah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
8.^ "4 Jan 1826 Betsey Roberts, d. Andrew Whitney and Huldah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records. Also, "4 Jan 1826 Betsey R., d. Andrew Whitney and Huldah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
9.^ "18 Sep 1827 Mary, d. Andrew Whitney and Huldah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
10.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 47, page 209.
11.^ "24 Dec 1829 John S., s. Andrew Whitney and Huldah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records. Also, "24 Dec 1829 John Sewtser, s. Andrew Whitney and Huldah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
12.^ "1 Oct 1831 Lillius, d. Andrew Whitney and Huldah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records. Also, "1831 Lileus, d. Andrew Whitney and Huldah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
13.^ "23 Aug 1833 Phebe French, d. Andrew Whitney and Huldah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records. Also, "1830 Phebe French, d. Andrew Whitney and Huldah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
14.^ "Phebe Whitney, m. Ephraim Staple, 4 Apr 1852," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
15.^ "7 Sep 1835 Huldah, d. Andrew Whitney and Huldah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
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