Family:Whitney, Josiah Francis (1825-1908)

Josiah Francis⁷ Whitney (Silas⁶, Josiah⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Silas⁶ and Elvira J. (Lane) Whitney, was born 23 Mar 1825,^[1] Gorham, ME, died 29 Mar 1908.

He married, 14 May 1850, Long Pond, ME, Mary Moore. She was born 15 Mar 1833, Concord, ME, and died 29 Jun 1909.

He was a farmer; resided Solon, ME.

Children of Josiah Francis⁷ and Mary (Moore) Whitney:

i.	Seth Harding8 Whitney, b. 2 Jul 1851, Augusta, ME;[2] d. 1923; m.(1) 3 Dec 1873, Yarmouth, ME, Emma F. Reed;[3] m.(2) 26 Apr 1889, North Vassalboro, ME, Hannah J. Getchell, b. 1836, d. 1912; resided North Vassalboro, ME. Seth is buried in the North Vassalboro Cemetery. Hannah is buried in the North Manchester Meetinghouse Cemetery in Manchester, ME. Child: Children: a. Charles F.9 Whitney, b. Aug 1888, Vassalboro, ME.
ii.	Helen A. Whitney, b. 16 Jul 1852, Augusta, ME;[4] m.(1) 25 or 24 Dec 1874, Lowell, MA, Charles L. Gilman, b. ca. 1850, NH, son of James B. and Clarissa (-----) Gilman;[5][6] m.(2) 1884, E. J. Abbott; resided Rochester, NH.
iii.	Delara A. Whitney, b. 22 Feb 1854, Augusta, ME;[7] m. 24 Feb 1879, Lowell, MA, Andrew C. Stevens,[8], b. ca. 1844, MA, son of Asa and Harriet (-----) Stevens;[9] resided Lowell, MA.
iv.	George W. Whitney, b. 23 Nov 1855, Augusta, ME;[10] d. 1914; m. 26 Dec 1879, Norridgewock, ME,[11] Azzettia Wood of Norridgwock, b. 1856, d. 1906, dau. of Abel and Julia (-----) Wood; resided Norridgewock, ME. Both are buried in the Ben Venue Cemetery in Augusta, ME.
v.	Mary E. Whitney, b. 1 Mar 1857, Augusta, ME,[12] or Moose River, ME; m. 25 Jul 1880, Solon, ME (also recorded at Boston, MA), William B. Fletcher, b. ca. 1857, Chelmsford, MA, son of Robert and Martha J. (-----) Fletcher;[13] resided Chelmsford, MA.
vi.	William H. Whitney, b. 25 Mar 1859; m. 10 Jun 1884, Eva Longley; resided Solon, ME, died 26 Nov 1897.
vii.	Josiah F. Whitney, b. 25 Dec 1860, Augusta, ME;[14] m.(1) Susie E. Bray; m.(2) Florence E. Cameron; m.(3) Georgia8 Whitney.
viii.	Mellen A. Whitney, b. 30 Sep 1862, Augusta, ME;[15] m. 10 Aug 1892, Eva Judkins; resided Solon, ME.

Census

• 1850, Holden Plantation, Somerset Co., ME:

519 536 E. G. Scribner 32 M - Farmer $200 Me. Lucinda " 37 F - " Samuel E. " 9 M - " Susan E. " 7 F - " Heman B. " 5 M - " Nancy J. " 3 F - " James H. " 1 M - " Josiah Whitney 24 M - Laborer $500 "

• 1860, Solon, Somerset Co., ME:

451 451 Josiah Whitney 35 M - Farmer $800 $250 Maine Mary " 27 F - " Seth " 9 M - " Attended school Hellen " 8 F - " Attended school Laura " 6 F - " Attended school George " 4 M - " Attended school Mary E. Whitney 3 F - Maine Wm. " 1 M - "

• 1870, Solon, Somerset Co., ME:

38 34 Whitney, Josiah F. 45 M W Farmer $1000 $836 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 37 F W Keeping House " -----, Seth H. 18 M W Farm Laborer " Attended school -----, Helen A. 17 F W " Attended school -----, Delora A. 16 F W " Attended school Whitney, George W. 14 M W Maine Attended school -----, Mary E. 13 F W " Attended school -----, William H. 11 M W " Attended school -----, Josiah F. 9 M W " Attended school -----, Mellen A. 7 M W " Attended school

• 1880, Solon, Somerset Co., ME:

Josiah F. WHITNEY 55 Self M M W ME Farmer ME ME Mary WHITNEY 47 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Mary E. WHITNEY 23 Dau F S W ME Teacher ME ME William H. WHITNEY 21 Son M S W ME Laborer ME ME Josiah F. WHITNEY 19 Son M S W ME Laborer ME ME Mellin A. WHITNEY 17 Son M S W ME At School ME ME Mary TOWNSEND 82 Oth F S W ME On The Town ME ME

• 1880, Brunswick, Cumberland Co., ME:

Seth WHITNEY 27 Self M M W ME Fish Dealer ME ME Emma WHITNEY 26 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME

• 1880, son George not found.
• 1900, 9 Crescent St., Augusta Ward 1, Kennebec Co., ME:

283 330 Whitney, George W. Head W M Mar 1855 45 mar 10 Maine Maine Maine Carpenter, Rents house -----, Zettie A. Wife W F Dec 1857 42 mar 10 0ch 0liv Maine Maine Maine

• 1900, Vassalboro, Kennebec Co., ME:

488 501 Whitney, Seth Head W M Jul 1850 49 mar 12 Maine Maine Maine Farmer, Owns free farm -----, Hannah J. Wife W F Apr 1850 50 mar 12 1ch 1liv Maine Maine Maine -----, Charles F. Son W M Aug 1888 11 sgl Maine Maine Maine At school Getchell, Warren Brdr W M --- 1850 49 div Maine Maine Maine Day laborer Curtis, Frank Brdr W M --- 1864 36 sgl Maine Maine Maine Woolen picker

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. 579.

1.^  "Josiah F. [Whitney], [born] March 23, 1825," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. I, p. 154.

2.^  "Seth H. [Whitney], s. of Josiah F. and Mary (Moore), [born] July 2, 1851," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. I, p. 154.

3.^  "Seth H. [Whitney], s. of Josiah F. and Mary (Moore) and -------, [married] in Yarmouth, Dec. 3, 1873," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. II, pp. 196-197.

4.^  "Helen A. [Whitney], d. of Josiah F. and Mary (Moore), [born] Aug. 16, 1852," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. I, p. 154.

5.^  "Helen A. [Whitney], d. of Josiah F. and Mary (Moore) and -----, [married] in Lowell, Mass. Dec. 25, 1874," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. II, pp. 196-197.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 263, page 140.

7.^  "Delora A. [Whitney], d. of Josiah F. and Mary (Moore), [born] Feb. 22, 1854," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. I, p. 154.

8.^  "Delora A. [Whitney], d. of Josiah F. and Mary (Moore), and ------, [married] in Lowell, Mass., Feb. 24, 1877," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. II, pp. 196-197.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 290, page 97.

10.^  "George W. [Whitney], s. of Josiah F. and Mary (Moore), [born] Nov. 23, 1855," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. I, p. 154.

11.^  "George W. [Whitney], s. of Josiah F. and Mary (Moore), and --------, [married] in Norridgewock, Dec. 20, 1879," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. II, pp. 196-197.

12.^  "Mary E. [Whitney], d. of Josiah F. and Mary (Moore), [born] March 1, 1857," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. I, p. 154.

13.^  "Mary E. [Whitney] and William B. Fletcher, [married] in Solon, July 25, 1880," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. II, pp. 196-197. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 318, page 101.

14.^  "Josiah F. [Whitney], s. of Josiah F, and Mary (Moore), [born] Dec. 24, 1860," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. I, p. 154.

15.^  "Mellen A. [Whitney], ch. of Josiah F. and Mary (Moore), [born] Sept. 30, 1862," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. I, p. 154.

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