Family:Whitney, Sewell (1806-1857)
Sewell7 Whitney (Jonathan6, (prob.) Jonathan5, Samuel4, John3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Jonathan6, Jr., and Deborah (Higgins) Whitney, was born 10 Jul 1806, Lisbon, ME,[1] and died 7 Jul 1857, ME. Both he and his wife are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Corinth, ME.
He married Lucinda "Lucy" Craig, daughter of Samuel and Esther (-----) Craig. She was born 16 Nov 1802, Kenduskeag, ME, and died 7 Jul 1890. She married secondly, 14 Oct 1860, Corinth, ME, Joseph Johnson, "both of Corinth".[2]
Children of Sewell7 and Lucy (Craig) Whitney (possibly incomplete):
i. Sarah J.8 Whitney, b. ca. 1822; d. 2 Dec 1912, Defiance, OH; m. 21 Jun 1844, Bangor, ME, James L. Keezer. ii. Zubia Ann Whitney, b. ca. 1821; d. 1896, Penobscot Co., ME; m. ca. 1841, ME, Samuel Bean. She is also alleged to be a daughter of his brother Amos. iii. George Henry Whitney, b. ca. 1824; m. Melissa Ann Carson. iv. Jonathan S. Whitney, b. 18 Jan 1828; m. Mary Elsie Cates. He was a veteran of the Civil War. v. Alonzo Whitney, b. 6 Mar 1833, Hudson, ME; d. 28 Jun 1877, East Corinth, ME; m. Ann E. Miles. vi. Willard Harrison Whitney, b. 14 Jun 1835, East Corinth, ME; d. 1 Dec 1905; m. 24 May 1864, Clarra Lawrence. vii. Lorania M. Whitney, b. 22 Apr 1838, Kenduskeag, ME; d. 22 Mar 1921; m. Ellis Cushman. viii. Arietta Elizabeth Whitney, b. 1839, Kenduskeag, ME; m. 9 Jul 1856, Penobscot Co., ME, Andrew Jackson Quimby. ix. Franklin L. Whitney, b. ca. 1843, Kenduskeag, ME. x. Lucinda Aretta Whitney, b. ca. 1845, Kenduskeag, ME; m. Frank Clark. xi. William Washington Whitney, b. ca. 1849, Kenduskeag, ME. Some records call him Nathan William Whitney.
Census
- 1830: not found.
- 1840, Kirkland, Penobscot Co., ME: Sewel Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 20-29, 2 males 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 15-19, and 1 female 0-4; 4 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Kirkland, Penobscot Co., ME:
19 20 Suel Whitney 47 M - Laborer $250 Me. Lucinda Whitney 46 F - Me. George H. " 20 M - Laborer " Jonathan S. " 20 M - " " Alonzo " 18 M - " " Attended school Harrison W. " 15 M - " " Attended school Lorany M. " 12 F - " Attended school Mitta E. " 10 F - " Attended school Franklin L. " 7 M - " Attended school Lucinda A. " 5 F - " Attended school William W. " 1 M - "
- 1860, widow Lucinda not found.
References
- Census records.
- Mailing List:2006-09-25 01, Whitney Families of Kirkland, Maine, by Kenneth Whitney
- A Public Member Tree at Ancestry.com.
- Civil War Pension File, Jonathan S. Whitney.
- Vital Records of Lisbon, ME.
1.^ "Sewel [Whitney] s. Jonathan and Deborah, b. July 10, 1806," 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.((note|2}} "Joseph Johnson and Lucy Whitney, both of Corinth, 14 October 1860 in Corinth," according to Ruth Gray, ed., Penobscot County, Maine Marriage Records prior to 1892 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994).
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