Family:Whitney, Jesse Coolidge (1841-1914)

Jesse Coolidge⁹ Whitney (Asa⁸, Jonathan⁷, Jonathan⁶, Joseph⁵, Benjamin⁴, Joseph³, John², John¹), son of Asa⁸ and Rhoda (Blaisdell) Whitney, was born 6 May 1841, Jay, ME, and died 27 Jan 1914, Auburn, ME, aged 71 years 6 months 20 days, of uremic poisoning.

He married, 6 May 1868, Lowell, MA, Paulina Guild Farmer, of Lewiston, ME, daughter of Isaac and Abigail (Hathaway) Farmer. She was born 27 Jan 1844, Temple, ME, and died 8 Jul 1921, Auburn, ME.

Private in Co. H, 14th Maine Infantry, in the Civil War. His widow, Pauline G. Whitney, received a Civil War widow's pension.

He resided Lewiston, ME, Chicago, IL, and Marshalltown, IA.

Children of Jesse Coolidge⁹ and Paulina Guild (Farmer) Whitney:

i.	Ella Estella10 Whitney, b. 2 Sep 1872, Auburn, ME; d. 1946, Auburn, ME; m.(1) 4 Dec 1893, Lemuel David Bryant; apparently divorced; m.(2) between 1900 and 1903, Frank Brown.
ii.	Harvey David Whitney, b. 16 Aug 1878, Auburn, ME; d. 14 Jan 1973, Auburn, ME.

Census

• 1850, Weld, Franklin Co., MA:

44 47 Abner Fletcher 63 M - Farmer $1600 N.H. Betsey " 58 F - Me. Oliver F. " 22 M - ditto " Saphrona A. " 20 F - " Ruth B. " 18 F - " Sarah B. " 14 F - " Attended school Jesse C. Whitney 8 M - " Attended school

• 1860: not found.
• 1870: not found.

(poss.) 1870 U. S. Census, Maine, York Co., Biddeford, p. 83/165: Corporation Boarding House

536  581 Watson, Nancy         55 F W Keeping Boardinghouse $500 Maine
         ...
         Whitney, Paulina      24 F W Works in Cotton Mill       Maine
         ...

• 1880, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., M3:

Jesse C. WHITNEY 37 Self M M W ME Soap Manuf. MA ME Paulina WHITNEY 25 Wife F M W ME Keeping House NH ME Estella E. WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W ME ME ME Harry D. WHITNEY 1 Son M S W ME ME ME

References

• Census records.
• Civil War Pension File, Jesse Coolidge Whitney.

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