Family:Whitney, William E. (c1770-1858)
Rev. William E.6 Whitney (John5, (poss.)Samuel4, John3, Benjamin2, John1), son of John5 and Joanna (Foy) Whitney, was born about 1770, ME, and died 22 Nov 1858, Kendall, IL.
Marriage intentions were published 20 Jul and 5 Aug 1799, Clinton, ME, for him and his first wife, Sarah Brackett "both of Twenty Five Mile Pond Settlement",[1] daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Bangs) Brackett. She died 9 Apr 1819, Alfred, ME.
He married secondly, Mary -----. She was born about 1801, ME, and died after 1850.
Resided Orleans Co., NY.
In 1817, resided near Clarendon, NY, along with Daniel Brackett, Sarah Whitney, Sarah Brackett.
From History of Clarendon (Orleans Co., NY), p. 174 (Barre Road): In 1819 Zebulon Packard moved into a cabin he purchased from Elder William Whitney on what is now known as Packard road, just to the north of the school house at Manning or Lawton's Corners.
Children of William E.6 and Sarah (Brackett) Whitney:
i. Abram7 Whitney, b. ca. 1815, ME; m. ----- -----. ii. Elijah Ward Whitney, b. 27 Mar 1816, Orleans Co., NY, or ca. 1815, ME; m. Olive M. Davis. iii. Elias Whitney, b. ca. 1819, NY or IL; m. Clarcy Hough.
Children of William E.6 and Mary (-----) Whitney:
i. William7 Whitney, b. ca. 1829, ME. ii. Catherine Whitney, b. ca. 1833, ME.
Census
- 1820, China, Genesee Co., NY: William Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 18-25, 2 males 10-15, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9; 5 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830, Murray, Orleans Co., NY: William Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 2 males 10-14, 1 female 40-49, and 1 female 10-14.
- 1850, La Fox, Kendall Co., IL:
56 56 William Whitney 21 M - Farmer Maine Mary 49 F - " Catharine 17 F - "
References
1.^ "William [Whittney], and Sally Brackett, both of Twenty Five Mile Pond Settlement, int. 20 July 1799. [cert. issued 5 Aug.]," according to Fisher, Carleton Edward, comp., Vital records of Clinton, Maine, to the year 1892: births, marriages, and deaths ([S.l.]: published under authority of the Maine Historical society, 1967), pp. 302-303.
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