Family:Whitney, Eleanor F. (1850-1930)
Eleanor F.8 Whitney (James7, Benjamin6, Jonathan5, Isaac4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), daughter of James7 and Rachel W. (Holden) Whitney, was born May 1850, prob. Denmark, ME, and died 1 Oct 1930, Los Angeles Co., CA.
She "of Denmark" married 17 Jan 1872, Denmark, ME, Stephen E. Kimball "of Bridgton", son of Stephen and Abigail W. Kimball.[1] He was born 11 Jul 1848, Bridgton, ME, and died 6 Aug 1884, Denmark, ME. She is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, CA.
Stephen E. Kimball was a shoemaker and a soldier. He served in Co. H., 12th Maine Infantry in the Civil War. His widow received a pension for his service. He is buried in the South Bridgton Cemetery, Bridgton, ME.
Child of Stephen E. and Eleanor F.8 (Whitney) Kimball:
i. Arthur Elwin Kimball, b. 29 Jun 1876, Lynn, MA; d. 28 Jul 1953, Los Angeles Co., CA; m. 10 Jul 1906, Greeley, CO, Emma Louise Spalding. She was b. 1872, ID, d. 1958, CA. He was a fruit farmer.
References
1.^ "Jan. 17, 1872, S. E. KIMBALL of Bridgton, Maine, & Elinor F. WHITNEY of Denmark, Maine; by A. BLANCHARD, Pastor of Cong. Church, So. Bridgton, Me., Bridgton (D:138)," according to Kelley, Judith Holbrook, ed. and transcr., Clayton Rand Adams, ed., Marriage Returns of Cumberland County, Maine, Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 29 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1998), p. 698.
1. From the Civil War Pension File of Stephen E. Kimball; Co. H, 12th Maine Infantry; Elenor F. Kimball, Widow.
2. Maine, Birth Records, 1715 to 1922; Ancestry.com
3. Maine, Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999; Ancestry.com
4. California, Death Index, 1905-1939; Ancestry.com
5. Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915; Ancestry.com
6. California, Death Index, 1940-1997; Ancestry.com
7. Colorado, County Marriages and State Index, 1862-2006; Ancestry.com
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