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Abel Whitney1734–

Name: Abel Whitney

Given names: Abel

Surname: Whitney

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Birth	August 20, 1734 27 22 Biddeford, York, ME
Birth of a sister	Lydia Whitney December 6, 1736 (Age 2 years) Biddeford, York, ME
Birth of a sister	Sarah Whitney August 15, 1739 (Age 4 years) Biddeford, York, ME
Birth of a brother	Nathan Whitney April 30, 1742 (Age 7 years) Biddeford, York, ME
Birth of a brother	Matthias Whitney March 8, 1744 (Age 9 years) Biddeford, York, ME
Birth of a brother	John Whitney April 4, 1747 (Age 12 years) Biddeford, York, ME
Death of a mother	Lydia Young before October 1748 (Age 14 years) Prob. Biddeford, York, ME
Marriage of a parent	Nathan Whitney — Elizabeth Melcher — View this family October 20, 1748 (Age 14 years) Biddeford, York, ME
Birth of a half-sister	Anna Whitney September 5, 1749 (Age 15 years) Biddeford, York, ME
Birth of a half-brother	Ebenezer Whitney July 30, 1751 (Age 16 years) York, York, ME
Birth of a half-brother	Asa Whitney December 17, 1754 (Age 20 years) Gorham, Cumberland, ME
Marriage	Thankful Morton — View this family December 16, 1758 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son #1	Joseph Whitney May 1, 1760 (Age 25 years) Gorham, Cumberland, ME
Birth of a daughter #2	Lydia Whitney July 28, 1763 (Age 28 years) Gorham, Cumberland, ME
Birth of a daughter #3	Betty Whitney July 22, 1765 (Age 30 years) Gorham, Cumberland, ME
Death of a daughter	Lydia Whitney July 1767 (Age 32 years) Gorham, Cumberland, ME
Death of a paternal grandfather	Nathaniel Whitney about 1768 (Age 33 years) Gorham, Maine?
Birth of a daughter #4	Sarah (Twin) Whitney June 20, 1769 (Age 34 years) Gorham, Cumberland, ME
Birth of a son #5	Nathaniel (Twin) Whitney June 20, 1769 (Age 34 years) Gorham, Cumberland, ME
Birth of a son #6	Reuben Whitney July 21, 1771 (Age 36 years) Gorham, Cumberland, ME
Birth of a son #7	Simeon Whitney February 9, 1774 (Age 39 years) Gorham, Cumberland, ME
Birth of a daughter #8	Susanna Whitney April 2, 1776 (Age 41 years) Gorham, Cumberland, ME
Death of a brother	John Whitney May 5, 1776 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son #9	Levi Whitney May 15, 1779 (Age 44 years) Gorham, Cumberland, ME
Birth of a daughter #10	Lydia Whitney April 30, 1782 (Age 47 years) Gorham, Cumberland, ME
Marriage of a child	Robert Higgins — Sarah (Twin) Whitney — View this family September 19, 1789 (Age 55 years) Gorham, Cumberland, ME
Marriage of a child	Nathaniel (Twin) Whitney — Zilpha Martin — View this family March 16, 1794 (Age 59 years) Prob. Gorham, Maine
Marriage of a child	Levi Whitney — Happy Higgins — View this family about 1800 (Age 65 years)
Death of a father	Nathan Whitney 1804 (Age 69 years) Gorham, Cumberland, ME
Death of a half-brother	Asa Whitney December 17, 1806 (Age 72 years) Gorham, Cumberland, ME
Death of a son	Joseph Whitney September 19, 1847 (Age 113 years) Alfred, Maine
Death	yes
LDS baptism	(on the date of death)

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lydia Young David Whitney Abel Whitney Lydia Whitney Sarah Whitney Nathan Whitney Matthias Whitney John Whitney Family with spouse Elizabeth Melcher Anna Whitney Ebenezer Whitney Asa Whitney Nathan Whitney Birth: January 10, 1707 26 22 — York, York, ME Death: 1804 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nathan Whitney David Whitney Abel Whitney Lydia Whitney Sarah Whitney Nathan Whitney Matthias Whitney John Whitney Lydia Young Birth: October 15, 1711 — York, York, ME Death: before October 1748 — Prob. Biddeford, York, ME
	Marriage: November 12, 1730 — York, York, ME
17 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hannah Brown Susanna Whitney Jesse Whitney Family with spouse Abigail Knight Joshua Whitney Family with spouse Rebecca Edgecomb Daniel Whitney Hannah Whitney Thomas Whitney Nathan Whitney Family with spouse Lydia Moore David Whitney Birth: April 8, 1732 25 20 — Biddeford, York, ME Death:
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thankful Morton Joseph Whitney Lydia Whitney Betty Whitney Sarah (Twin) Whitney Nathaniel (Twin) Whitney Reuben Whitney Simeon Whitney Susanna Whitney Levi Whitney Lydia Whitney Abel Whitney Birth: August 20, 1734 27 22 — Biddeford, York, ME Death:
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Lydia Whitney Birth: December 6, 1736 29 25 — Biddeford, York, ME Death:
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ebenezer Morton Sarah Whitney Birth: August 15, 1739 32 27 — Biddeford, York, ME Death:
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Patience Barnard (Bernard) Nathan Whitney Lydia Whitney Daniel Whitney Thankful Whitney Joseph Whitney Martha Whitney Jeremiah Whitney Simeon Whitney Lucy Whitney Nathan Whitney Birth: April 30, 1742 35 30 — Biddeford, York, ME Death:
22 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Matthias Whitney Birth: March 8, 1744 37 32 — Biddeford, York, ME Death:
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth … Mary Whitney John Whitney Birth: April 4, 1747 40 35 — Biddeford, York, ME Death: May 5, 1776

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lydia Young David Whitney Abel Whitney Lydia Whitney Sarah Whitney Nathan Whitney Matthias Whitney John Whitney Family with spouse Elizabeth Melcher Anna Whitney Ebenezer Whitney Asa Whitney Nathan Whitney Birth: January 10, 1707 26 22 — York, York, ME Death: 1804 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nathan Whitney Anna Whitney Ebenezer Whitney Asa Whitney Elizabeth Melcher Birth: 1720 — Of Biddeford, York, ME Death:
	Marriage: October 20, 1748 — Biddeford, York, ME
11 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ebenezer Watson Stephen Watson Joseph Watson Samuel Watson Elizabeth Watson Stephen Watson William Watson John Watson Nathan Whitney Watson Eliphalet Watson Anna Whitney Birth: September 5, 1749 42 29 — Biddeford, York, ME Death:
23 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ebenezer Whitney Birth: July 30, 1751 44 31 — York, York, ME Death:
3 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Patience Weston Samuel Whitney Benjamin Whitney Abigail Whitney John Whitney Patience Whitney Family with spouse Phebe Hopkins Anna Whitney Alice Whitney Mary Whitney George W. Whitney Hannah Whitney Eunice Whitney Roxanna Whitney Asa Whitney Birth: December 17, 1754 47 34 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME Death: December 17, 1806 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME

Family with Thankful Morton - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thankful Morton Joseph Whitney Lydia Whitney Betty Whitney Sarah (Twin) Whitney Nathaniel (Twin) Whitney Reuben Whitney Simeon Whitney Susanna Whitney Levi Whitney Lydia Whitney Abel Whitney Birth: August 20, 1734 27 22 — Biddeford, York, ME Death:
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Abel Whitney Joseph Whitney Lydia Whitney Betty Whitney Sarah (Twin) Whitney Nathaniel (Twin) Whitney Reuben Whitney Simeon Whitney Susanna Whitney Levi Whitney Lydia Whitney Thankful Morton Death:
	Marriage: December 16, 1758 —
16 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Joseph Whitney Birth: May 1, 1760 25 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME Death: September 19, 1847 — Alfred, Maine
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Lydia Whitney Birth: July 28, 1763 28 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME Death: July 1767 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse … Boynton Betty Whitney Birth: July 22, 1765 30 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME Death:
4 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Higgins Sarah (Twin) Whitney Birth: June 20, 1769 34 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME Death:
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Zilpha Martin Nathaniel (Twin) Whitney Birth: June 20, 1769 34 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME Death:
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mercy Baker Reuben Whitney Birth: July 21, 1771 36 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME Death: Litchfield, Maine
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Simeon Whitney Birth: February 9, 1774 39 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME Death:
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse … Hale Susanna Whitney Birth: April 2, 1776 41 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME Death:
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Happy Higgins Levi Whitney Birth: May 15, 1779 44 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME Death:
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse … Starbird Lydia Whitney Birth: April 30, 1782 47 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME Death: Standish, Maine

Generation 1
1. Abel Whitney, son of Nathan Whitney and Lydia Young, was born on August 20, 1734 in Biddeford, York, ME. He married Thankful Morton on December 16, 1758.
  Children of Abel Whitney and Thankful Morton:
  1. Joseph Whitney (1760–1847)
  2. Lydia Whitney (1763–1767)
  3. Betty Whitney (1765–)
  4. Sarah (Twin) Whitney (1769–)
  5. Nathaniel (Twin) Whitney (1769–)
  6. Reuben Whitney (1771–)
  7. Simeon Whitney (1774–)
  8. Susanna Whitney (1776–)
  9. Levi Whitney (1779–)
  10. Lydia Whitney (1782–)
Generation 2back to top
1. Betty Whitney, daughter of Abel Whitney and Thankful Morton, was born on July 22, 1765 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME. She married … Boynton.
2. Sarah (Twin) Whitney, daughter of Abel Whitney and Thankful Morton, was born on June 20, 1769 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME. She married Robert Higgins on September 19, 1789 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME. He was born about 1765 in Of Standish, ME.
3. Nathaniel (Twin) Whitney, son of Abel Whitney and Thankful Morton, was born on June 20, 1769 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME. He married Zilpha Martin on March 16, 1794 in Prob. Gorham, Maine.
4. Reuben Whitney, son of Abel Whitney and Thankful Morton, was born on July 21, 1771 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME and died in Litchfield, Maine. He married Mercy Baker.
5. Susanna Whitney, daughter of Abel Whitney and Thankful Morton, was born on April 2, 1776 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME. She married … Hale.
6. Levi Whitney, son of Abel Whitney and Thankful Morton, was born on May 15, 1779 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME. He married Happy Higgins about 1800.
7. Lydia Whitney, daughter of Abel Whitney and Thankful Morton, was born on April 30, 1782 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME and died in Standish, Maine. She married … Starbird.

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Family with parents
father Parents Nathaniel Whitney Sarah Ford	Nathan Whitney 1707–1804
mother Parents (unknown)	Lydia Young 1711–1748
elder brother Family Hannah Brown Susanna Whitney Jesse Whitney Abigail Knight Joshua Whitney Rebecca Edgecomb Daniel Whitney Hannah Whitney Thomas Whitney Nathan Whitney Lydia Moore	David Whitney 1732–
himself Family Thankful Morton Joseph Whitney Lydia Whitney Betty Whitney Sarah (Twin) Whitney Nathaniel (Twin) Whitney Reuben Whitney Simeon Whitney Susanna Whitney Levi Whitney Lydia Whitney	Abel Whitney 1734–
younger sister Family (none)	Lydia Whitney 1736–
younger sister Family Ebenezer Morton	Sarah Whitney 1739–
younger brother Family Patience Barnard (Bernard) Nathan Whitney Lydia Whitney Daniel Whitney Thankful Whitney Joseph Whitney Martha Whitney Jeremiah Whitney Simeon Whitney Lucy Whitney	Nathan Whitney 1742–
younger brother Family (none)	Matthias Whitney 1744–
younger brother Family Elizabeth … Mary Whitney	John Whitney 1747–1776
Father’s family with Elizabeth Melcher
father Parents Nathaniel Whitney Sarah Ford	Nathan Whitney 1707–1804
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth Melcher 1720–
half-sister Family Ebenezer Watson Stephen Watson Joseph Watson Samuel Watson Elizabeth Watson Stephen Watson William Watson John Watson Nathan Whitney Watson Eliphalet Watson	Anna Whitney 1749–
half-brother Family (none)	Ebenezer Whitney 1751–
half-brother Family Patience Weston Samuel Whitney Benjamin Whitney Abigail Whitney John Whitney Patience Whitney Phebe Hopkins Anna Whitney Alice Whitney Mary Whitney George W. Whitney Hannah Whitney Eunice Whitney Roxanna Whitney	Asa Whitney 1754–1806
Family with Thankful Morton
himself Parents Nathan Whitney Lydia Young	Abel Whitney 1734–
wife Parents (unknown)	Thankful Morton –
son Family (none)	Joseph Whitney 1760–1847
daughter Family (none)	Lydia Whitney 1763–1767
daughter Family … Boynton	Betty Whitney 1765–
daughter Family Robert Higgins	Sarah (Twin) Whitney 1769–
son Family Zilpha Martin	Nathaniel (Twin) Whitney 1769–
son Family Mercy Baker	Reuben Whitney 1771–
son Family (none)	Simeon Whitney 1774–
daughter Family … Hale	Susanna Whitney 1776–
son Family Happy Higgins	Levi Whitney 1779–
daughter Family … Starbird	Lydia Whitney 1782–

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