Family:Whitney, Nathaniel (1800-1838)

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

He married, 5 May 1827, in the area of Scarborough, ME, Charlotte Cook. She was born 16 Feb 1802, ME 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; m.(1) 8 Dec 1850, Searsport, ME, Hannah P. Porter,[3] only dau. of Josiah and Lucy Porter, 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][7] In 1863, he was liable to enroll in the militia.[8] About 1865, he and his family left Searsport, ME,[9] presumably for Vancouver. Ch (of Charles and Hannah): Natty W. Whitney (a son, probably a nickname for Nathaniel), b. ca. 1852, d. 23 Mar 1854.[10]
ii.	Harriet Frances Whitney, b. 25 Jul 1831, ME, m. 18 Dec 1852, Belfast, ME, Jacob Wesley Coombs;[11] 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; "of Searsport" m. 3 Nov 1864, Frankfort, ME, Upton Treat,[12] as his 3rd wife.[13] Ch: Evelyn Maria Treat, b. 11 Sep 1865, Frankfort, 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, no town given, Clark Co., WA Terr.:

70 68 Whitney, C. H. 41 M W Tinsmith $3000 $500 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Caroline N. 36 F W Keeping house Maine -----, Frederick 19 M W At home Maine Nichols, Emeline 24 F W Music Teacher Maine

• 1880, Vancouver City, Clark Co., WA Terr.:

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
• Chart owned by Whitney Coombs

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

2. ^  "Charles H., 15 Sep 1828; age 33, liable to enrolment in the militia, 1863. [p. 138]", Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

3. ^  "Charles H., Mr., and Miss Hannah P. Porter, m. 8 Dec 1850. [p. 209]", Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

4.((note|4}} "Hannah, w. Charles H., and only dau. of Josiah and Lucy Porter, d. 26 May 1854 ae 27 y. 5 m., of consumption. [p. 262]", Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

5.^  "Hannah P. Porter, w. Charles, received 22 Mar 1840, 13 years. Excommunicated, May 13, 1852. [p. 171]", Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

6.^  "Charles H. [Whitney], and Caroline Nichols, b. of Searsport, m. 8 Jun 1856, by Rev. S. Thurston. [p. 109, 199]", Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

7.^  "Charles H. Whitney and Caroline Nichols, both of Searsport, 8 June 1856 in Searsport by Rev. S. Thurston," according to Mosher and Maresh, eds., Marriage Records of Waldo County, Maine prior to 1892 (Camden, ME: Picton Press).

8.^  "Charles H. [Whitney], 15 Sep 1828; age 33, liable to enrolment in the militia, 1863. [p. 138]", Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

9.^  "C. H. [Whitney], Mr., at Vancouver, WA Territory, "Republican Journal", issue of 17 Sep 1885; "Mr. Whitney left here about 20 years ago." Bur. in Portland. [p. 273]", Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

10.^  "Natty W. [Whitney], s. C. H. and H. P., d. 23 Mar 1854, ae 18 m. [p. 262]", Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Searsport, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

11.^  "Harriet F. [Whitney] and Jacob W. Coombs, int. Dec. 19, 1852, 'Certy issd.'", Archive:Belfast, Maine, Vital Records

12.^  "Rosilla Ann [Whitney], of Searsport, and Upton Treat [Treat Gen. #1811 p. 416], m. 3 Nov. 1864. [p. 264]," according to Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Frankfort, Waldo County, Maine, up to and including the year 1941. Including marriage, Military and census Records (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1999).

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

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