Family:Whitney, Nelson (1812-1887)
Rev. Nelson7 Whitney (John6, Asa5, Nathan4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of John6 and Hannah (Rich) Whitney, was born 22 Jan 1811, Thorndike, ME, and died 1 Jul 1887, Indianola, IA.
He "of Poughkeepsie, N.Y." married, 17 May 1840, Lowell, MA, Dorothy Dwelley "of Lowell",[1] daughter of William and Susan (Richardson) Dwelley. She was born about 1816, ME, and died 20 Dec 1876, Eastport, ME.
He resided Newport and Stillwater, ME. He was a clergyman serving in Calais, ME, in 1856 and 1857; Unity, ME, in 1866-1868; and Sebec, ME, in 1871.
Children of Nelson7 and Dorothy (Dwelley) Whitney:
i. John Howard8 Whitney, b. 3 Jun 1842, Newport, ME; m. Mary E. (Babb) Tarleton. ii. William Butler Whitney, b. 2 May 1857, Calais, ME; m. Samantha Belle Prime.
Census
19 20 Nelson Whitney 38 M - Farmer $2000 Maine Dorathy " 34 F - " John H. " 8 M - " Attended school
588 621 Nelson Whitney 48 M - Meth. Clergyman $125 Maine Doratha " 44 F - [Maine] John H. " 18 M - [Maine] William " 3 M - [Maine] 622 Joseph Bugbee 47 M - Teacher $200 " Susan " 45 F - [Maine] Deborah " 11 F - [Maine] Joseph " 9 M - [Maine] William " 3 M - [Maine] 623 Eben Vose 65 M - Teamster $200 Maine Mary " 64 F - [Maine]
- 1870: not found.
- 1880: not found.
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. 410.
1.^ "Nelson [Whitney], of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Dorothy Dwelly of L., [married] May 17, 1840," according to Vital Records of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1930).
2.^ "Nelson [Whitney], clergyman, 1856-1857," according to Howland, Sharon D., Vital Records of Calais to the Year 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1999, 2000, 2001), p. 119.
Copyright © 2006-2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group.
- Missing from 1870 Census
- Missing from 1880 Census
- Maine
- Washington County, Maine
- Calais, Washington County, Maine
- Machias, Washington County, Maine
- Penobscot County, Maine
- Newport, Penobscot County, Maine
- Stillwater, Penobscot County, Maine
- Waldo County, Maine
- Thorndike, Waldo County, Maine
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- New York
- Dutchess County, New York
- Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York