Family:Whitney, Nathaniel (1800-1838)

Nathaniel Whitney, parentage unknown, was born 7 Feb 1800 and died 1838.

He married, 5 May 1827, in the area of Scarborough, ME, Charlotte Cook. She was born 16 Feb 1802 and died 22 Jul 1850, Searsport, ME. She was formerly of Portland, and was buried Portland, ME.^[1]

Children of Nathaniel and Charlotte (Cook) Whitney (order uncertain, perhaps incomplete):

i.	Charles H. Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1828,[2] ME, d. 16 Sep 1885, Vancouver, Washington Territory. He m. (1) 8 Dec 1850, Searsport, ME, Hannah P. Porter,[3] only dau. of Josiah and Lucy Porter. She d. 26 May 1854, Searsport, ME.[4] She was received [in the Searsport Church] 22 Mar 1840, 13 years, and excommunicated 13 May 1852.[5] He m. (2) 8 Jun 1856, Searsport, ME, Caroline Nichols (both of Searsport).[6] In 1863, he was liable to enroll in the militia.[7] About 1865, he and his family left Searsport, ME,[8] assumingly for Vancouver. Ch (of Charles and Hannah): Natty W. Whitney (a son, probably a nickname for Nathaniel), b. ca. 1852, d. 23 Mar 1854.[9]
ii.	Harriet Frances Whitney, b. 25 Jul 1831, ME, m. 18 Dec 1852, Belfast, ME, Jacob Wesley Coombs; d. Oct 1893.
iii.	Mary Caroline Whitney, b. ca. 1834, ME, m. Luther Augustine Coombs; d. 24 Feb 1915, age 83.
iv.	John Whitney, d. infancy.
v.	Rosilla Ann Whitney, b. ca. 1836, ME, m. 3 Nov 1864, Upton Treat, as his 3rd wife.[10] Ch: Evelyn Maria Treat, b. 11 Sep 1865, Frankford, ME; Charlotte Susan Treat, b. 23 Jan 1871, Frankford, ME.

Census

• 1830: not found.
• 1840, Poland, Cumberland Co., ME: Charlotte Whitney, 1 female 60-69, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 30-39, 1 female under 5, 4 total.
• 1850, Thorndike, Waldo Co., ME:

118 148 Stephen Thurston 52 M - Orthodox C. Minister $1060 Maine Clara M. " 47 F - " Mary " 14 F - " Sarah B. " 13 F - " Hannah " 12 F - " Henrietta M. " 10 F - " Elizabeth H. " 9 F - " 149 Charlotte Whitney 49 F - " Charles H. " 23 M - Stove Dealer " Harriet F. " 19 F - " Caroline C. " 16 F - " Rosilla A. " 14 F - "

• 1860, Searsport, Waldo Co., ME: (this was a son)

266 275 Charles H. Whitney 31 M - Farmer $700 $2500 Maine Caroline N. " 24 F - $700 $1800 " Josiah F. " 9 M - " Attended school Jonathan C. Nichols 33 M - Sailor $1800 $10000 " Henrietta R. " 23 F - " John F. " 28 M - Sailor $475 $2500 " Albert V. " 22 M - " $625 $2500 " Married in year Elizabeth " 18 F - " Married in year Angeline " 20 F - $625 $1800 " Emeline " 17 F - $625 $1800 " Edward D. P. " 15 M - $625 $1800 " Attended school Elizabeth B. " 12 F - $625 $1900 " Attended school

• 1870: not found.
• 1880, Vancouver City, Clark Co., WA: (this was a son)

Charles H. WHITNEY 51 Self M M W ME Furniture Dealer ME ME Caroline WHITNEY 46 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Angela L. WOODRUFF 44 Oth F S W ME ME ME Eva WOODRUFF 8 Oth F S W IL IL ME

References

• Coombs Families of New England Prior to 1700.
• Census records

1. ^  "[Whitney,] Charlotte, Mrs., d. 22 Jul 1850, ae 48 yrs., formerly of Portland, bur. in Portland.", Archive:Searsport, Maine, Vital Records.

2. ^  Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

3. ^  Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

4. ^  Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

5. ^  Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

6. ^  Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

7. ^  Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

8. ^  Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

9. ^  Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

10. ^  John Harvey Treat, The Treat family: a genealogy of Trott, Tratt, and Treat for fifteen ...], p. 418.

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