Family:Whitney, Benjamin Franklin (1837-1905)

Benjamin Franklin⁸ Whitney (William⁷, William⁶, Abner⁵, John⁴, Isaiah³, Thomas², John¹), son of William⁷ and Anna (Hancock) Whitney, was born 11 Apr 1837, Standish, ME, and died 26 Aug 1905, Upton, ME.

He married, after 1870, Matilda Jewell, daughter of David and Eunice (Gammon) Jewell. She was born about 1849, ME, and died 16 Mar 1905, Upton, ME.

Children of Benjamin Franklin⁸ and Matilda (Jewell) Whitney:

i.	Henry Wilson9 Whitney, b. 25 Aug 1870, Sebago, ME; d. 15 Nov 1944, Upton, ME; m.(1) 18 Apr 1895, Errol, NH, Rose Estelle Brown; m.(2) 14 Oct 1914, Mexico, ME, Lavonne May Chase.
ii.	Carrie A. Whitney, b. 9 Nov 1872, Upton, ME; d. 5 Jul 1950, Rangeley, ME; m.(1) 29 Dec 1888, Upton, ME, Ellsworth Samuel Lombard; m.(2) 24 Jan 1914, Otisfield, ME, George Whitfield Scribner; m.(3) 25 Mar 1932, Rangeley, ME, Charles C. Turner.
iii.	Charles Elmer Whitney, b. 6 Apr 1874, ME; d. after 1900.
iv.	Arabella E. Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1877, ME; d. 20 Apr 1926, Upton, ME; m. 27 Jun 1895 or 1896, Errol, NH, Albert H. Lombard.[1]
v.	Arvilla Whitney, b. ca. Feb 1879, ME; d. 18 Aug 1882, Upton, ME, aged 3 years 6 months.
vi.	Leroy Whitney, b. Sep 1883, Upton, ME; d. 21 Feb 1952, West Paris, ME.

Census

• 1860, Westbrook, Cumberland Co., Co., ME:

410 422 Thomas J. Akley 42 M - Carriage Maker $800 $500 Maine Abby " 38 F - " Emma A. " 16 F - Milliner " Attended school Mary J. " 15 F - " Attended school Hattie A. " 9 F - " Attended school Charles H. " 6 M - " Allice E. " 1 F - " Benjimin Whitney 22 M - Carriage Maker "

• 1870: not found.
• 1880, Upton, Oxford Co., ME:

Benjamin F. WHITNEY 42 Self M M W ME Shoemaker ME ME Matilda WHITNEY 31 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME William H. WHITNEY 10 Son M S W ME At School ME ME Carrie A. WHITNEY 9 Dau F S W ME ME ME Charles E. WHITNEY 7 Son M S W ME ME ME Arabella WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W ME ME ME Arvilla WHITNEY 11M Dau F S W ME ME ME

• 1900, Upton, Oxford Co., ME.

References

• Census records.

1.^  "Arabelle Whitney & Albert H. Lombard, m. 27 Jun 1895, Errol, Coos Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

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