Family:Whitney, Samuel (1785-1869)

Samuel⁶ Whitney (Moses⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Moses⁵ and Mary (Page) Whitney, was born 2 Jul 1785, Gorham, ME, or 8 Jul 1785, Morrill, ME, and died 1869, Morrill, ME, or 27 Mar 1874, Dixmont, ME.

He married, 23 Dec 1810, Belfast or Castine, ME, Margaret Darrow. She was born 15 Mar 1792, Morrill, ME, and died Feb 1883.

He resided Belmont and Morrill, ME.

Children of Samuel⁶ and Margaret (Darrow) Whitney:

i.	Doty L.7 Whitney, b. ca. 1812; "Rev. ", d. 25 Jun 1856, Morrill, ME; m. ca. 1830, Vinalhaven, ME, Sarah Burgess, b. ca. 1811, d. 27 Dec 1891. Both are buried in the Morrill Cemetery in Morrill, ME. He had two daughters: a. Helen M.8 Whitney, b. ca. 1840; d. 1908; m. Ephraim F. Sheldon, b. 1835, d. 1870. Both are buried in Morrill Cemetery, Morrill, ME. b. Martha A. Whitney, b. ca. 1847, Morrill, ME; d. Oct 1929, Belfast, ME; m. Charles Francis Wilton.
ii.	Lydia Ann Whitney, b. -----; m. 31 Jul 1851, Belmont, ME, George Pratt; resided Charlestown, MA.
iii.	Elizabeth Whitney, b. ca. 1814; m. 20 Jun 1842, Brownfield, ME, Nathan Carsley, b. 20 Apr 1817, Bridgton, ME, son of Seth and Susannah6 (Whitney) Carsley of Harrison, ME, and grandson of Moses5 and Mary (Page) Whitney; resided in Harrison, ME.
iv.	Harriett Whitney, b. -----; m.(1) Eben Rowe; m.(2) Cyrus Acorn; resided ME.
v.	Henry Whitney, b. 24 Jun 1824 or 30 Jun 1825, Morrill, ME; m.(1) Emily R. Mears; m.(2) Sarah Thomas; m.(3) Martha Ellen Merriam.
vi.	Martha Ann Whitney, b. ca. 1826; "of Waltham" m. (int. 6 Mar 1847, Waltham, MA[1]) 8 Apr 1847, Medford, MA, Richard Dixon;[2] he was b. ca. 1821, son of Samuel and Margaret (-----) Dixon; carpenter; 3 ch.; resided CO.
vii.	Edmund C. Whitney, b. 15 Jun 1831, Morrill, ME; m. 1 Jun 1862, Morrill, ME, Eliza Spear. He is found in the censuses of 1850 through 1880 residing in Morrill, ME, where he was first a farmer and then a brick mason. His mother Margaret lived with them in the censuses of 1870 and 1880. They are not found after the 1880 census in Maine. If they removed to Big Timber, MT, as related by F.C. Pierce, it was after 1880, and Edmond does not appear in the 1900 census there. However, there is an Elizabeth Whitney, b. Mar 1842, ME, living alone in Big Timber, MT in the 1900 census. One could propose that this is Eliza, wife of Edmund. No children are shown in any census.
viii.	Emily A. Whitney, b. ca. 1833 or 1828; m. 16 Oct 1861, Morrill, ME, Ephraim Redman of Brooklin, ME; resided Portland, ME. In 1850, Emily resided in the home of Charles and Mary Burt in Belmont, ME.
ix.	George A. Whitney, b. 8 Jan 1835, Morrill, ME; m. Nellie W. Thorne.

Census

• 1800: not found.
• 1810: not found.
• 1820, Belmont, Hancock Co., ME: Sam^l Whitney, 2 male 26-45, 2 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female under 10, 1 person engaged in manufacturing.
• 1830, Belmont, Waldo Co., ME: Samuel Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 30-39, and 2 females 0-4.
• 1840, Belmont, Waldo Co., ME: Samuel Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 20-29, 2 females 10-14, and 2 females 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1840, Belmont, Waldo Co., ME: Doty L Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture. This is his son.
• 1850, Belmont, Waldo Co., ME:

181 181 Samuel Whitney 62 M - Farmer $800 Me. Margaret Whitney 57 F - Me. Edmond Whitney 19 M - Farmer Me. George A. Whitney 17 M - Farmer Me. Attended school Harriet Whitney 14 F - Me. Attended school Sarah L. Whitney 11 F - Me. Attended school

• 1860, Morrill, Waldo Co., ME:

234 234 Samuel Whitney 73 M - Farmer $800 $175 Maine Margarett " 61 F - " Edmund " 30 M - Farm laborer "

• 1860, Morrill, Waldo Co., ME:

241 241 Sally Whitney 50 F - Farming $600 $100 Maine Martha " 11 F - " Attended school

This is daughter-in-law Sarah, widow of son Doty.

• 1870, Morrill, Waldo Co., ME:

31 31 Whitney, Edmund 38 M W Farmer $1000 $450 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Eliza 28 F W Keeping House Maine -----, Margret 77 F W Maine Dirckson, Charles 18 M W Maine Attended school

• 1870, daughter-in-law Sarah, widow of son Doty, not found.
• 1880, Morrill, Waldo Co., ME:

Edmond C. WHITNEY 48 Self M M W ME Brick Mason ME ME Eliza WHITNEY 38 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Margeret WHITNEY 87 Moth F W W ME At Home CT ME

• 1880, daughter-in-law Sarah, widow of son Doty, 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. 229.

1.^  "Mary Ann [Whitney] and Richard Dixon, int. Mar. 6, 1847," according to Vital Records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904).

2.^  "Martha Ann [Whitney], 20, of Waltham, and Richard Dickson [int. Dixon], 25, carpenter, s. Margaret and Samuel, [married] Apr. 8, 1847," according to Vital Records of Medford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1907).

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