Family:Whitney, Edmund (1774-1853)

Edmund⁶ Whitney (Isaac⁵, Isaac⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Isaac⁵ Whitney, was born 4 May 1774, Gorham, ME, and died 25 May 1853, Gorham, ME.

He married 28 Jan 1803, Gorham, ME, Martha 'Patty' Meserve 'of Scarboro'. She was born circa 1783, ME and died after 1850.

He resided Gorham, ME.

The History of Gorham, Maine says:

Edmund Whitney, son of Isaac, lived in the north part of the town. He married Martha Meserve of Scarborough. Children:

• Susan, b. Jan. 23, 1804, Lewis Higgins of Standish, Mar. 25, 1828; d. in Manchester, N. H., Mar. 9, 1879.
• Freeman, b. May 21, 1806, m. Lydia A. Meserve, 1834. One child: Anna Maria, b. Mar. 21, 1837, m. Daniel Johnson, Feb. 2, 1854. Freeman Whitney d. July 19, 1855, and his wife, Aug. 20, 1869.
• Levisa A., b. aug. 15, 1810, m. Jonathan S. Files, p. Feb. 15, 1835.
• Merrill, b. Feb. 25, 1816, m. Zebia A. Kollock. One son, Alonzo M., b. in Lowell, Mass., July 18, 1845, enlisted from Gorham in 1862, in 16th Me. Vols., and was killed at Fredericksburg, Va. Mr. Whitney d. in Saco, Jan. 24, 1888.
• Robie, b. Feb. 16, 1818, m. Mary J. Hall, Sept. 1, 1844. Ch: Eugene S., b. Feb. 2, 1852, m. Nellie Stearns of Amoskeag, N. H.; Adelaide J., b. Sept. 28, 1855, m. Albert Merrill of Manchester, N. H., Jan. 13, 1883; Frank L., b. Apr. 11, 1858, m. Cora Belle Whitney; Katie C., b. Feb. 17, 1867, d. Aug. 28, 1886. Mr. Whitney l'd in the north part of the town where his son Frank now l's. He d. at the house of his son in Manchester, N. H., Dec. 28, 1898; his wife d. Oct. 7, 1891.
• Marshall, b. July 11, 1821, m. Sarah Gorden of Wayne. Ch: Ladora E., b. Sept. 16, 1853, m. Frederick E. Smith of Attleborough, Mass., June 29, 1882; Alston V., b. Oct. 2, 1858; Mary J., b. Jan. 20, 1862. Marshall Whitney d. July 18, 1884; Mrs. Whitney l's with her son.
• Major M., b. Apr. 13, 1823, d. July 31, 1834.

Edmund Whitney died May 25, 1853, and his wife, June 21, 1853.

Children of Edmund⁶ Whitney:

i.	Susan7 Whitney, b. 23 Jan 1804, d. 9 Mar 1879, m. 25 Mar 1828, Lewis Higgins of Standish.
ii.	Freeman Whitney, b. 21 May 1806, ME, d. 19 Jul 1855. He m., 1834, Lydia A. Meserve. She d. 2 Feb 1854. Ch: Anna Maria, b. 21 Mar 1837, m. 2 Feb 1854, Daniel Johnson.
iii.	Levisa A. Whitney, b. 15 Aug 1810, m. p. (after?) 15 Feb 1835, Jonathan S. Files.
iv.	Merrill Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1816; m. Zebia A. Kollock.
v.	Robie Whitney, b. 16 Feb 1818, ME, d. 28 Dec 1898, Manchester, NH, at the home of his son. He m. 1 Sep 1844, Lowell, MA, Mary Jane Hall, daughter of Solomon and Jane (Willoughby) Hall.[1] She d. 7 Oct 1891. He lived in the north part of the town where his son Frank later lived. Ch: Eugene S., b. 2 Feb 1852, m. Nellie Stearns of Amoskeag, N. H.; Adelaide J., b. 28 Sep 1855, m. 13 Jan 1883, Albert Merrill of Manchester, NH; Frank L., b. 11 Apr 1858, m. Cora Belle Whitney; Katie C., b. 17 Feb 1867, d. 28 Aug 1886.
vi.	Marshall Whitney, b. 11 Jul 1821, ME, d. 18 Jul 1884. He m. Sarah Gorden of Wayne. Ch: Ladora E., b. 16 Sep 1853, m. 29 Jun 1882, Frederick E. Smith of Attleborough, MA; Alston V., b. 2 Oct 1858; Mary J., b. 20 Jan 1862.
vii.	Major M. Whitney, b. 13 Apr 1823, d. 31 Jul 1834.

Census

• 1810, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME: Edmund Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 0-9.
• 1820: not found.
• 1830: not found.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME: Edmond Whitney

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. 233.

• Archive:Gorham, Maine, Vital Records

1.^  "Robie [Whitney], unm., of L., a. 26y., operative, s. Edmund and Martha, and Mary Jane Hall, unm., of L., a. 20y., operative, d. Solomon and Jane, [married] Sept. 1, 1844," according to Vital Records of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1930).

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