Family:Whitney, Warren Lincoln (1834-1910)
Warren Lincoln Whitney (John, Amos, Amos, Nathaniel, Benjamin, John), was born 03 26 1823, Newburgh, ME, and died 12 20 1890, Newport, ME.
He married 11 11 1861, Augusta, ME, Rachel Wilson Thompson, daughter of Joel and Ruth (Dwinal) Thompson. She was born 03 21 1835, , and died 04 20 1889, Bangor, ME.
The Hallowell Gazette reported that Capt. Warren L. Whitney of Co. A, 1st Maine Cavalry and Rachie W. Thompson, both of Bangor, were married at the cavalry encampment on 11 October 1861.
Warren m. secondly the widow Vesta May (----) Reed on 1 October 1890 in Carmel, ME.
Warren was a Civil War Veteran, and received a pension for the U.S. government.
Census:
1850 and 1880 Newburgh, ME 1860 and 1900 Bangor, ME
Children of Warren Lincoln and Rachel Wilson (Thompson) Whitney:
i. Maud L. Whitney, b. 05 12 1868, Maine, d. , . ii. Harvey H. Whitney, b. 07 1883, Maine, d. , . iii. Actor W. Whitney, b. 12 05 1893, Maine, d. , . iv. , b. , , d. , . v. , b. , , d. , . vi. , b. , , d. , . vii. , b. , , d. , . viii. , b. , , d. , . ix. , b. , , d. , . x. , b. , , d. , .
References
1. Civil War Pension File of Warren L. Whitney Invalid Applic. # 28752 Cert. # 21229 National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. (Please insert link)
2.Augusta, ME Vital Records to 1892 (Please insert link)
3. History of Litchfield, ME, Centenniel Celebration, 1895.
Copyright © 2010, Kenneth L. Whitney and the Whitney Research Group.
