Family:Whitney, Christopher Atwood (1793-1869)

Christopher Atwood⁶ Whitney (Jacob⁵, Benjamin⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Jacob⁵ and Hannah (Mills) Whitney, was born 3 Apr 1793, Phillips, ME, and died 23 Aug 1869, Tomah, WI.

He married, 1 Jun 1823, Phillips, ME, Adeline Howard. She was born 13 Dec 1803, Phillips, ME, and died 1883, near Black River Falls, WI.

He was in the war of 1812; resided Phillips until 1866, then moved to Greenfield. He resided Phillips, ME, and Greenfield, WI.

Children of Christopher Atwood⁶ and Adeline (Howard) Whitney:

i.	Rufus Greenlief7 Whitney, b. 17 Nov 1823, Phillips, ME, resided Cambridge, ME.
ii.	Samuel Whitney, b. 11 Jan 1826, Phillips, ME, resided Phillips, ME.
iii.	Benjamin Whitney, born 2 Apr 1828, Phillips, ME; m. Huldah7 Whitney.
iv.	Daniel Whitney, b. 30 Dec 1830, Phillips, ME; d. 19 Apr 1835, Phillips, ME.
v.	Edward Whitney, b. say 1833, Phillips, ME.
vi.	Louisa J. Whitney, b. 10 Mar 1836, Phillips, ME; d. 27 Oct 1919, Tunnel City, WI; m. 5 Apr 1854, Elias Wyman. Ch.: Almon Wyman, b. 1866, d. 1951.
vii.	Naoma S. Whitney, b. 10 Mar 1840, Phillips, ME, Pierce lists her as "Naomi Whitney"; d. 30 Nov 1832; m. 29 Mar 1860, Phillips, ME, George Crampton Prescott, b. 28 Dec 1828, Phillips, ME. Ch.: George A., b. 19 Aug 1864, Phillips, ME; Amanda Jane; Albert, resided Tomah, WI.
viii.	Atwood Whitney, b. 4 Dec 1843, Phillips, ME.
ix.	Luzetta Whitney, b. 16 May 1846, Phillips, ME. Pierce lists her as "Lucette Whitney".

Census

• 1830: not found.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Phillips, Franklin Co., ME:

176 185 Christopher A. Whitney 57 M - Farmer $500 Me. Adaline Whitney 46 F - " Benjamin " 22 M - Farmer " Louisa " 14 F - " Attended school Naoma " 10 F - " Attended school Atwood " 6 M - " Attended school Lusette " 4 F - " Attended school

• 1860: not found.

References

• See Archive:Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.

• 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. 227.

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