Family:Whitney, Levi (1778-1855)

Levi⁶ Whitney (Abel⁵, Nathan⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Abel⁵ and Thankful (Morton) Whitney, was born 15 May 1779, Gorham, Maine;^[1]

Levi and Happy Higgins filed marriage intentions 28 Aug 1802, Standish, Maine. ^[2] and were married 10 Nov 1802, Standish^[3] or Sep 1801, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.^[4] Happy Higgins was born 17 Apr 1781, Cape Cod and died in 1856.^[5] Levi Whitney died in 1855.^[6]

Levi Whitney was a Private in the War of 1812 and served under Capt. J Bailey's Company, Lt. Col. J. Burbank's Regt, Served from September 7 to September 20, 1814. 1 day for additional travel. Service at Portland. Raised in Standish.^[7]

Levi Whitney is on Standish Tax List for 1808.^[8]

Children of Levi⁶ and Happy (Higgins) Whitney:

i.	Phineas7 Whitney, born 27 Jul 1803, Standish;[9] baptized 17 Oct 1809, Standish.[10]
ii.	Lucetta Whitney, born 1 Jun 1806, Standish;[11] baptized 17 Oct 1809, Standish.[12]
iii.	Obediah Higgins Whitney, born 10 Jan 1809, Standish, Maine;[13] baptized 17 Oct 1809, Standish;[14] married at Standish, Maine, 14 Feb 1836, Louisa Bangs; born between 1811 and 1812 in Gorham, Maine; died 13 May 1852 in Windham, Maine. He died after 1880 in Windham, Maine.[15]
iv.	Abel Whitney, born 22 Mar 1811, Standish;[16] married Sarah Cole.[17]
v.	Joseph Whitney, born 28 Dec 1813, Standish;[18] baptized 1 Sep 1815, Standish;[19] married Harriett Morse; resided Sanford, Maine.[20]
vi.	Levi Whitney, born 31 May 1816, Standish;[21] baptized 1 Sep 1816, Standish[22] and/or 23 Feb 1817.[23]
vii.	Flavilla Ann Whitney, born 17 Apr 1819, Standish;[24] baptized 16 Aug 1819, Standish.[25]
viii.	Francis Covel Whitney, born 16 Mar 1823, Standish;[26] baptized 11 Nov 1824, Standish.[27]
ix.	Isaac Rogers Whitney, born 11 Apr 1825, Standish;[28] baptized 19 Jun 1825, Standish;[29] died 14 Oct 1831, Standish.[30]

Note: There is also a recorded birth for a Joseph Whitney, born 31 May 1816. ^[31] It is not known if this was a mistake for Levi, a twin of Levi, or another situation.

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. 411.

1.^  "Levy, s. Abel and Thankful, May 15, 1779," according to Gorham Vital Records.

2.^  "Levi, and Happy Higgins, both of Standish, filed [marriage intentions] 28 Aug 1802," according to Standish Vital Records, [1:421].

3.^  "Levi, and Happy Higgins, both of Standish, m. 10 Nov 1802," according to Standish Vital Records, [1:524] and "Levi, Standish, ME, and Happy Higgins, Standish, ME, Nov. 10, 1802, by Rev. Daniel Marrett," according to Standish Vital Records.

4.^  Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 411.

5.^  ibid.

6.^  ibid.

7.^  War of 1812 Muster Rolls from the Records of the Volunteer Militia Called out by the Governor of Massachusetts to suppress a Threatened Invasion during the War of 1812-14. Brig. Gen. Gardner W. Pearson, Adjutant General of Massachusetts, Wright and Potter Printing Co. State Printers, Boston, MA, 1913, pp.171, 174, 175.

8.^  Source?

9.^  "Phineas, s. of Levi and Happy, b. 27 July 1803," according to Standish Vital Records, [1:321; 2:no page #].

10.^  "Phineas, s. Levi and Happy Whitney, bapt. Oct. 17, 1809, by Dr. Deane," according to Standish Vital Records.

11.^  "Lucetty, s. of Levi and Happy, b. 1 June 1806," according to Standish Vital Records, [1:321; 2:no page #].

12.^  "Lucetta, d. Levi and Happy Whitney, bapt. Oct. 17, 1809, by Dr. Deane," according to Standish Vital Records.

13.^  "Obadiah, s. of Levi and Happy, b. 10 Jan 1809," according to Standish Vital Records, [1:321; 2:no page #].

14.^  "Obadiah Higgins, s. Levi and Happy Whitney, bapt. Oct. 17, 1809, by Dr. Deane," according to Standish Vital Records.

15.^  Source?

16.^  "Abel, s. of Levi and Happy, b. 22 March 1811," according to Standish Vital Records, [1:321; 2:no page #].

17.^  Source?

18.^  "Joseph, s. of Levi and Happy, b. 28 Dec 1813," according to Standish Vital Records, [2:no page #].

19.^  "Joseph, s. Levi and Happy Whitney, bapt. Sep. 1, 1815, by Dr. Deane," according to Standish Vital Records.

20.^  Source?

21.^  "Levi, s. of Levi and Happy, b. 31 May 1816," according to Standish Vital Records, [2:no page #].

22.^  "Levi, s. Levi and Happy Whitney, bapt. Sep. 1, 1816, by Rev. J. Lancaster," according to Standish Vital Records.

23.^  "Levi, bapt. Feb. 23, 1817, by Rev. Daniel Marrett," according to Standish Vital Records.

24.^  "Flavilla Ann, d. of Levi and Happy, b. 17 Apr 1819," according to Standish Vital Records, [2:no page #].

25.^  "Flavilla Ann, d. Levi and Happy Whitney, bapt. Aug. 16, 1819, by Rev. Daniel Marrett," according to Standish Vital Records.

26.^  "Francis Covell, s. of Levi and Happy, b. 16 March 1823," according to Standish Vital Records, [2:no page #].

27.^  "Francis Covel, s. Levi and Happy Whitney, bapt. Nov. 11, 1824, by Rev. Daniel Marrett," according to Standish Vital Records.

28.^  "Isaac Rogers, s. of Levi and Happy, b. 11 April 1825," according to Standish Vital Records, [2:no page #].

29.^  "Isaac Rogers, s. Levi and Happy Whitney, bapt. June 19, 1825, by Rev. Daniel Marrett," according to Standish Vital Records.

30.^  "Isaac Rogers, s. of Levi and Happy, d. 13 Oct 1831," according to Standish Vital Records, [2:no page #], "Isaac Rogers, son of Levi, d. 14 Oct 1831, age 6 yrs.," according to Standish Vital Records, [1:no page #], and "Isaac Rogers, d. 14 Oct 1831, age 6," according to Standish Vital Records.

31.^  "Joseph, s. of Levi and Happy, b. 31 May 1816," according to Standish Vital Records, [1:321].

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