Family:Whitney, Ephraim Stinchfield (1801-a1880)

Ephraim Stinchfield⁶ Whitney (Joseph⁵, Benjamin⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Joseph⁵ and Rebecca (Stinchfield) Whitney, was born 13 or 18 Jun 1801, Phillips, ME, and died 11 May 1883, Lee Center, IL.

He married, 2 Apr 1824, Warren Co., OH, Mary Livingston, alias "Polly Levison". She was born 26 Dec 1802, KY, and died 4 Jan 1887, Lee Center, IL.

Children of Ephraim Stinchfield⁶ and Mary (Livingston) Whitney:

i.	Joseph7 Whitney, b. 14 Dec 1825, Warren Co., OH; m.(1) Martha Ann Peterson; m.(2) Dorothy A. Peterson.
ii.	David Whitney, b. ca. 1827, Warren Co., OH; d. ca. 1848, MN.
iii.	Caroline Whitney, b. 30 Jun 1829, Warren Co., OH; d. 16 Jul 1907; m. 4 Jan 1849, Lee Co., IL, Preston Bartlett.
iv.	Silas D. Whitney, b. ca. 1832, OH; m. Sarah Jane Chadwick.
v.	Phebe Ann Whitney, b. 9 Jan 1836, Woodville, Sandusky Co., OH; d. aft. 1904; m. 1850, Charles W. Chadwick, of Woodville, OH.
vi.	Rebecca Cordelia Whitney, b. 24 Jan 1842, Woodville, Sandusky Co., OH; d. 20 Feb 1927; m. 17 Oct 1857, Lee Center, IL, Edwin J. Shaw.

Census

• 1830, Hamilton, Warren Co., OH: Ephraim Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Salem, Warren Co., OH: Ephraim Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 2 males 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1850, Lee Center, Lee Co., IL:
• 1850, Lee Center, Lee Co., IL:

45 45 Ephraim Whitney 48 M - Farmer $1000 Maine Mary " 47 F - Ohio Illiterate Silas " 18 M - " Attended school Phebe " 14 F - " Attended school Rebecca " 10 F - " Attended school

• 1860, Lee Center, Lee Co., IL:

2075 1921 Ephraim Whitney 58 M - Farmer 11800 800 Me. Mary " 57 F - O. Illiterate Edwin Shaw 29 M - Farmer Mich. Rebecca C. Shaw 19 F - O. Willber E. " 2 M - Ill. Orlando " 7/12 M - "

• 1870, Lee Center, Lee Co., IL:

8 9 Whitney, Ephraim 69 M W Farmer $6000 $1700 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 67 F W Keeping House Ohio Christopher, Wm. 26 M W Farm Laborer New York Male citizen over 21 Chadwick, Alice 15 F W Illinois Attended school -----, Frederick 11 M W Illinois Attended school McGrath, Ann 27 F W Dom. Servant Ireland Parnets foreign born

• 1880, Lee Center, Lee Co., IL:

Ephraim WHITNEY 78 Self M M W ME Farmer ME ME Mary WHITNEY 76 Wife F M W OH Keeping House PA KY Chores F. CHADWICK 21 GSon M S W IL Farmer ME OH Edward HAMLIN 23 Oth M S W IL Farm Hand PA PA

References

• Edith S. Middleton, Marion Thomas Whitney: The Story of His Predecessors & Descendants: Parker, Greely, Tufts (Portland, OR: The author, 1995).

• Census records.

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