Family:Whitney, Jotham Sewell (1803-1887)

Jotham Sewell⁷ Whitney (Reuben⁶, Joel⁵, Abel⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Reuben⁶ and Hannah (Stetson) Whitney, was born 28 May 1803, Chandler's River (Jonesboro), ME, and died 1887.

He married Huldah Ann Dorman Wakefield, daughter of Benjamin and Mary "Polly" (Dorman) Wakefield of Steuben, ME. She was born 3 Apr 1819, Steuben, ME, and died 14 Apr 1849, Steuben, ME.

Children of Jotham Sewell⁷ and Huldah Ann Dorman (Wakefield) Whitney:

i.	Wakefield8 Whitney, b. ca. 1838, ME; d. after 1880, then unmarried.
ii.	Hannah Longfellow Whitney, b. 1845; d. 1888; m. 17 Mar 1872, Jonesboro, ME, Charles Whitney Feeney (or Finney); resided Midland, MI, in 1880.

Census

• 1840, Machias, Washington Co., ME: Jotham S Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 20-29; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Steuben, Washington Co., ME:

140 146 Joseph T. Watts 50 M - Farmer $1000 Maine Hannah " 49 F - " Leonard Cleaves 27 M - " Mary E. " 20 F - " Attended school Abby " 18 F - " Attended school Pauline Watts 14 F - " Attended school Wakefield Whitney 12 M - " Attended school Clare E. Cleaves 2 F - " Polly Wakefield 75 F - " Jotham S. Whitney 46 M - "

• 1850, daughter Hannah not found.
• 1860: not found.
• 1860, Jonesboro, Washington Co., ME:

9 9 Samuel Watts 63 M - Farmer $1300 $250 Maine Ester " 60 F - [Maine] Ruth " 21 F - [Maine] Octavus 18 M - [Maine] Attended school James E. 15 M - [Maine] Attended school Hannah Whitny 13 F - [Maine] Attended school

• 1860, son Wakefield not found.
• 1870, Centerville, Washington Co., MA:

19 20 Whitney, Jotham 67 M W Farmer $300 -- Maine Male citizen over 21

• 1870, son Wakefield and daughter Hannah not found.
• 1880: not found.
• 1880, Ward, White Pine Co., NV:

Wakefield WHITNEY 41 Self M S W ME Works In Quartz Mill ME ME Benj. D. PARKER 39 Oth M W W TN Teamster TN TN Robt. MC DERMOTT 39 Oth M S W IRE Miner IRE IRE Geo. CARPENTER 38 Oth M S W MA Teamster MA MA Wm. STANDISH 26 Oth M S W MO Miner NS NS

References

• Tibbetts, Lawrence F., & Lamson, Darryl B., Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1997).

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