Family:Whitney, Thomas (1794-1858)
Thomas6 Whitney (Abraham5, Benjamin4, John3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Abraham5 and Apphia (Coombs) Whitney, was born 23 Jan 1794, Lisbon, ME,[1] and died 5 Jun 1858.
Intentions of marriage were published 31 Oct 1824, Lisbon, ME, for him and Susan Randall Cowing, both "of Lisbon".[2] She was born about 1808, ME, and died after 1860.
Children of Thomas6 and Susan Randall (Cowing) Whitney:
i. Bethiah7 Whitney. ii. Drusilla Whitney, m. John Bryant. iii. Genia A. Whitney, m. 1 Feb 1864, Bangor, ME, Hollis M. Hayes, "both of Bangor".[3][4] iv. Rachel Smellen Whitney, b. 5 Mar 1828, Orono, ME; d. 23 Aug 1878; m. 9 Feb 1848, Bangor, ME, Arunah Weston Daggett. v. John H. Whitney, b. ca. 1830. vi. Frances A. Whitney, b. ca. 1832. vii. Deborah V. Whitney, b. ca. 1840. viii. Thomas W. Whitney, b. ca. 1848.
Census
- 1840, Orono, Penobscot Co., ME: Thomas Whitney, 2 males 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 20-29, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 5-9; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1850, Orono, Penobscot Co., ME:
271 368 Thomas Whitney 57 M - Innkeeper $3337 Me. Susan R. " 42 F - " John H. " 21 M - " " Frances A. " 18 F - " Deborah V. " 10 F - " Attended school Thomas W. " 2 M - " Patk. Fitzgerald 48 M - Ostler Ireland Illiterate ...
368 368 Widow Thomas Whitney 54 F - Inn Keeper $8000 $1600 Me. Jennie 18 F - " Moses Willey 19 M - Horsler " Attended school John Ricker 73 M - Dr. $2000 " Charlotte " 68 F - " Charles B. Emerson 20 M - Clerk " Wm. A. Palmer 34 M - " " Lander Clark 21 M - Com. Laborer " Patrick Leonard 32 M - " " " Orlando Andrews 21 M - " " " Catherine Ambros 19 F - Servant Ireland Henry Whitney 17 M - at School Me. Attended school Zebulon Robinson 25 M - Cam. Laborer "
References
1.^ "Thomas [Whitney] s. Abraham and Apphia, b. Jan. 23, 1794," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).
2.^ "Thomas [Whitney] and Susan Cowing, both of Lisbon, [intentions] Oct. 31, 1824," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed., Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).
3.^ "Hollis M. Hayes and Genie A. Whitney married 1 February 1864 in Bangor," according to Michelle E. Thomas, Vital Records of Bangor, Maine (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2002-2003), vol. 2, p. 138.
4.^ "Hollis H. Hayes and Genie A. Whitney, both of Bangor, 1 February 1864 in Bangor," according to Ruth Gray, ed., Penobscot County, Maine Marriage Records prior to 1892 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994).
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