Benjamin WhitneyAge: 72 years1725–1797

Name
Benjamin Whitney
Given names
Benjamin
Surname
Whitney
Birth May 22, 1725 47 45
York, York, ME

Death of a motherLettice Ford
before 1730 (Age 4 years)
Prob. Kittery, York, ME

Death of a fatherJohn Whitney
after 1739 (Age 13 years)
New Meadows, Cumberland, ME

MarriageJane Brown — View this family
March 25, 1751 (Age 25 years)
Georgetown, Sagadahoc, ME

Death of a wifeJane Brown
about 1751 (Age 25 years)

MarriageMercy Hinckley — View this family
July 25, 1752 (Age 27 years)
Prob Brunswick, Cumberland, ME

Birth of a son
#1		Abraham Whitney
August 19, 1753 (Age 28 years)
Brunswick, Cumberland, ME

Birth of a daughter
#2		Sarah Whitney
May 4, 1755 (Age 29 years)
Harpswell, Cumberland, ME

Birth of a son
#3		Isaac Whitney
May 22, 1757 (Age 32 years)
Harpswell, Cumberland, ME

Birth of a daughter
#4		Rebecca Whitney
April 15, 1759 (Age 33 years)
Georgetown, Sagadahoc, ME

Birth of a daughter
#5		Rachel Whitney
April 25, 1761 (Age 35 years)
Georgetown, Sagadahoc, ME

Birth of a son
#6		Jacob Whitney
June 11, 1763 (Age 38 years)
Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME

Birth of a daughter
#7		Isabel Whitney
August 2, 1765 (Age 40 years)
Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME

Birth of a son
#8		Nathan Whitney
about 1768 (Age 42 years)
Of Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME

Birth of a son
#9		Benjamin Whitney
about 1769 (Age 43 years)
Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME

Birth of a son
#10		Joseph Whitney
May 1, 1770 (Age 44 years)
Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME

Birth of a son
#11		Samuel Lumber Whitney
February 6, 1774 (Age 48 years)
Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME

Birth of a daughter
#12		Thankful Whitney
about 1776 (Age 50 years)
Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME

Marriage of a childAbraham Whitney — Apphia Coombs — View this family
May 6, 1780 (Age 54 years)
Lisbon, Maine

Shared note:

WHITNEY, Abraham Wife: Sophia COOMBS Marriage Date: 6 May 1780 Recorded in: Civil Records for Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Source: FHL Number 223931

Marriage of a childIsaac Whitney — Sarah Truant — View this family
May 22, 1783 (Age 58 years)
Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME

Shared note: Intent published Topsham 1783 -- husband "of Little River" and wife "of Potterstown."
Marriage of a childIncrease Blethen — Isabel Whitney — View this family
October 26, 1784 (Age 59 years)
Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME

Marriage of a childMiller Hinckley — Rachel Whitney — View this family
September 19, 1785 (Age 60 years)
Georgetown, Sagadahoc, ME

Shared note: The Groves book cites her residence as Phillips, ME; the Georgetown, ME, VR cites her as "of Topsham" and says Miller Hinckley was of Georgetown. Intent published in Georgetown 3 Sep 1785, certificate issued Sept. 19.
Marriage of a childJacob Whitney — Hannah Mills — View this family
July 11, 1787 (Age 62 years)
Phillips, Franklin, ME

Marriage of a childNathan Whitney — Sarah Godfrey — View this family
December 25, 1793 (Age 68 years)
Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME

Shared note: At the time of the publishing of the Banns in Lisbon in 1793, both parties were shown as "of Little River."
Marriage of a childBenjamin Whitney — Polly Varnum — View this family
November 12, 1795 (Age 70 years)
Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, ME

Marriage of a childZebulon Colson — Thankful Whitney — View this family
September 1, 1796 (Age 71 years)
Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME

Marriage of a childJoseph Whitney — Rebecca Stinchfield — View this family
November 8, 1797 (on the date of death)
Litchfield, Androscoggin, ME

Shared note: Marlene Groves, in her book "The Hinckleys of Maine" says intent pub. 10 Feb 1797; RLWard cites this, but gives the marriage date as 8 Nov 1797 in Lisbon; not in Lisbon VR extracts.
Death November 8, 1797 (Age 72 years)
Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME

LDS baptism

Burial
Hillside Cem., Lisbon, Androscoggin, ME
Family with parents - View this family
father
John Whitney
Birth: about 1678 34 31 — York, York Co. Maine
Death: after 1739 — New Meadows, Cumberland, ME
mother
Lettice Ford
Birth: about 1680 — Prob. Kittery, York, ME
Death: before 1730 — Prob. Kittery, York, ME
Marriage: about 1703 —
3 years
elder sister
Mary Whitney
Birth: March 12, 1706 28 26 — Kittery, ME
Death:
14 months
elder brother
Samuel Whitney
Birth: May 5, 1707 29 27 — York, Maine
Death:
2 years
elder sister
Elizabeth Whitney
Birth: May 7, 1709 31 29
Death:
11 months
elder sister
Hannah Whitney
Birth: April 17, 1710 32 30 — Of Kittery, York, ME
Death:
sister
Mercy Whitney
Death:
elder sister
Mehitable Whitney
Birth: about 1715 37 35 — Of Kittery, ME
Death:
4 years
elder brother
John Whitney
Birth: May 4, 1719 41 39
Death:
6 years
himself
Benjamin Whitney
Birth: May 22, 1725 47 45 — York, York, ME
Death: November 8, 1797 — Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME
Family with Mercy Hinckley - View this family
himself
Benjamin Whitney
Birth: May 22, 1725 47 45 — York, York, ME
Death: November 8, 1797 — Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME
wife
Mercy Hinckley
Birth: October 23, 1734 — Brunswick, Cumberland, ME
Death: November 13, 1814 — Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME
Marriage: July 25, 1752 — Prob Brunswick, Cumberland, ME
13 months
son
Abraham Whitney
Birth: August 19, 1753 28 18 — Brunswick, Cumberland, ME
Death: September 30, 1831 — Waterford, Oxford, ME
20 months
daughter
Sarah Whitney
Birth: May 4, 1755 29 20 — Harpswell, Cumberland, ME
Death:
2 years
son
Isaac Whitney
Birth: May 22, 1757 32 22 — Harpswell, Cumberland, ME
Death: January 29, 1850 — Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME
23 months
daughter
Rebecca Whitney
Birth: April 15, 1759 33 24 — Georgetown, Sagadahoc, ME
Death:
2 years
daughter
Rachel Whitney
Birth: April 25, 1761 35 26 — Georgetown, Sagadahoc, ME
Death:
2 years
son
Jacob Whitney
Birth: June 11, 1763 38 28 — Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME
Death: May 28, 1846 — Phillips, Franklin, ME
2 years
daughter
Isabel Whitney
Birth: August 2, 1765 40 30 — Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME
Death: 1843 — Of Phillips, Franklin, ME
3 years
son
Nathan Whitney
Birth: about 1768 42 33 — Of Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME
Death: September 1849
2 years
son
Benjamin Whitney
Birth: about 1769 43 34 — Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME
Death: Res. Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, ME
16 months
son
Joseph Whitney
Birth: May 1, 1770 44 35 — Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME
Death: Of Phillips, Franklin, ME
4 years
son
Samuel Lumber Whitney
Birth: February 6, 1774 48 39 — Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME
Death: October 9, 1846 — Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME
3 years
daughter
Thankful Whitney
Birth: about 1776 50 41 — Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME
Death:
Family with Jane Brown - View this family
himself
Benjamin Whitney
Birth: May 22, 1725 47 45 — York, York, ME
Death: November 8, 1797 — Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME
wife
Jane Brown
Birth: about 1731 — Of Georgetown, ME
Death: about 1751
Marriage: March 25, 1751 — Georgetown, Sagadahoc, ME

  1. Generation 1

    1. Benjamin Whitney, son of John Whitney and Lettice Ford, was born on May 22, 1725 in York, York, ME and died on November 8, 1797 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME at the age of 72. He married 2 times. The first time he married Mercy Hinckley, daughter of , on July 25, 1752 in Prob Brunswick, Cumberland, ME. She was born on October 23, 1734 in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME and died on November 13, 1814 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME at the age of 80. The second time he married Jane Brown on March 25, 1751 in Georgetown, Sagadahoc, ME. She was born about 1731 in Of Georgetown, ME and died about 1751.

      Children of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley:

      1. Abraham Whitney (1753–1831)
      2. Sarah Whitney (1755–)
      3. Isaac Whitney (1757–1850)
      4. Rebecca Whitney (1759–)
      5. Rachel Whitney (1761–)
      6. Jacob Whitney (1763–1846)
      7. Isabel Whitney (1765–1843)
      8. Nathan Whitney (1768–1849)
      9. Benjamin Whitney (1769–)
      10. Joseph Whitney (1770–)
      11. Samuel Lumber Whitney (1774–1846)
      12. Thankful Whitney (1776–)
  2. Generation 2back to top

    1. Abraham Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born on August 19, 1753 in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME and died on September 30, 1831 in Waterford, Oxford, ME at the age of 78. He married Apphia Coombs on May 6, 1780 in Lisbon, Maine. She was born in 1760 in Topsham?, Sagadahoc, ME and died on October 26, 1833 in Waterford, Oxford, ME at the age of 73.

      Children of Abraham Whitney and Apphia Coombs:

      1. Peter Whitney (1781–)
      2. Benjamin Whitney (1782–1853)
      3. Mercy Whitney (1784–)
      4. Thankful Whitney (1786–)
      5. Mehitable Whitney (1788–)
      6. Isaac Whitney (1790–1810)
      7. Sarah Whitney (1792–)
      8. Thomas Whitney (1794–)
      9. Apphia Whitney (1795–1813)
      10. Abraham Whitney (1798–1850)
      11. John Whitney (1800–)
      12. Joseph Stockbridge Whitney (1802–)

    2. Isaac Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born on May 22, 1757 in Harpswell, Cumberland, ME and died on January 29, 1850 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME at the age of 92. He married Sarah Truant, daughter of , on May 22, 1783 in Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME. She was born about 1761 in Potterstown, ME and died on July 14, 1846 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME.

      Children of Isaac Whitney and Sarah Truant:

      1. Sarah Whitney (1783–)
      2. Rebecca Whitney (1785–)
      3. Charloe (Elizabeth) Whitney (1786–)
      4. Jonathan Whitney (1788–)
      5. Mary (Anna) Whitney (1790–)
      6. Abraham Whitney (1792–1826)
      7. Elizabeth Wilson Whitney (1794–)
      8. James Trufant Whitney (1796–)
      9. Anna Gowel Whitney (1797–)
      10. Joseph Whitney (1800–)
      11. Mercy Sutherland Whitney (1802–)
      12. Stephen Whitney (1805–1806)
      13. Nathan Whitney (1807–1813)
      14. Abigail Potter Whitney (1811–)

    3. Rachel Whitney, daughter of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born on April 25, 1761 in Georgetown, Sagadahoc, ME. She married Miller Hinckley, son of , on September 19, 1785 in Georgetown, Sagadahoc, ME. He was born about 1755 in ME and died in Of Phillips, Franklin, ME.

    4. Jacob Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born on June 11, 1763 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died on May 28, 1846 in Phillips, Franklin, ME at the age of 82. He married Hannah Mills on July 11, 1787 in Phillips, Franklin, ME. She was born on July 17, 1760 in Of Little River, Lincoln, ME.

      Children of Jacob Whitney and Hannah Mills:

      1. Mary M. Whitney (1788–1790)
      2. James M. Whitney (1790–)
      3. Christopher Atwood Whitney (1793–1869)
      4. Patience W. Whitney (1795–)
      5. Joseph T. Whitney (1797–)
      6. Samuel L. Whitney (1799–)
      7. John B. Whitney (1802–)
      8. Josiah S. Whitney (1807–1875)

    5. Isabel Whitney, daughter of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born on August 2, 1765 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died in 1843 in Of Phillips, Franklin, ME at the age of 77. She married Increase Blethen on October 26, 1784 in Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME. He was born about 1760 in Of Phillips, Franklin, ME.

      Children of Isabel Whitney and Increase Blethen:

      1. Thankful Blethen (1794–1864)

    6. Nathan Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born about 1768 in Of Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died in September 1849. He married 2 times. The first time he married Sarah Godfrey on December 25, 1793 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She was born about 1770 in Of Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died on March 22, 1827 in Augusta, Kennebec, ME. The second time he married Fannie D. Shephard on June 29, 1828 in Hallowell, Kennebec, ME. She was born about 1800 in Of Hallowell, Kennebec, ME.

      Children of Nathan Whitney and Sarah Godfrey:

      1. Abiezar Holbrook Whitney (1794–1864)
      2. Calvin Whitney (1796–)
      3. John G. Whitney (1798–)
      4. Bathsheba Whitney (1800–)
      5. Rebecca Whitney (1801–)
      6. Otis Whitney (1803–)
      7. Thankful Whitney (1806–)
      8. Elias S. Whitney (1809–)
      9. Hannah Whitney (1811–)
      10. Celinda Whitney (1818–)

      Children of Nathan Whitney and Fannie D. Shephard:

      1. Sarah Elizabeth Whitney (1829–)
      2. Nathan Franklin Whitney (1831–)
      3. Reuel Williams Whitney (1836–)

    7. Benjamin Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born about 1769 in Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died in Res. Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, ME. He married Polly Varnum on November 12, 1795 in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, ME. She was born about 1774 in Of Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, ME.

      Children of Benjamin Whitney and Polly Varnum:

      1. Ralph Whitney (1797–)
      2. Abigail Whitney (1800–)
      3. Samuel Whitney (1801–)
      4. Peggy (Margaret?) Whitney (1804–)
      5. Mary Whitney (1805–)
      6. Diana Whitney (1807–)
      7. Stover Whitney (1809–)

    8. Joseph Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born on May 1, 1770 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died in Of Phillips, Franklin, ME. He married Rebecca Stinchfield on November 8, 1797 in Litchfield, Androscoggin, ME. She was born on June 12, 1775 in Of New Gloucester, ME and died in Of Phillips, Franklin, ME.

      Children of Joseph Whitney and Rebecca Stinchfield:

      1. Ephraim Stinchfield Whitney (1801–)
      2. Mehitable Whitney (1797–)
      3. Thomas S. Whitney (1799–)
      4. Abush Whitney (1803–)
      5. Frances Whitney (1805–)
      6. Moses Whitney (1805–1805)
      7. Ressiah Whitney (1808–)
      8. Moses Whitney (1810–1814)
      9. Johnson Whitney (1811–)
      10. Nathan Whitney (1812–)

    9. Samuel Lumber Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born on February 6, 1774 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died on October 9, 1846 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME at the age of 72. He married Lydia Curtis on December 24, 1801 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She was born on January 30, 1776 in Lisbon, Maine and died on December 7, 1848 in Lisbon, Maine at the age of 72.

      Children of Samuel Lumber Whitney and Lydia Curtis:

      1. Eliza Whitney (1802–)
      2. Jacob Whitney (1804–)
      3. John Whitney (1808–)
      4. Isabel Whitney (1811–)
      5. Mercy Whitney (1814–)
      6. Lydia Whitney (1817–)
      7. Samuel Lumbar Whitney (1820–)

    10. Thankful Whitney, daughter of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born about 1776 in Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She married Zebulon Colson on September 1, 1796 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. He was born about 1770 in Of Little River, ME.

  3. Generation 3back to top

    1. Peter Whitney, son of Abraham Whitney and Apphia Coombs, was born on June 5, 1781 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. He married Lydia Hinckley on November 19, 1802 in Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME. She was born about 1782 in Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME.

      Children of Peter Whitney and Lydia Hinckley:

      1. Bethiah Whitney (1804–)
      2. Rachell Whitney (1806–)
      3. Ebenezer F. Whitney (1808–)
      4. Peace J. (Or T.) Whitney (1810–)
      5. Isaac Whitney (1812–)
      6. Apphia T. Whitney (1818–)

    2. Benjamin Whitney, son of Abraham Whitney and Apphia Coombs, was born on November 30, 1782 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died on November 14, 1853 in Lisbon, Maine at the age of 70. He married Bethiah Woodard about 1807 in Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She was born on May 17, 1787 in Lisbon, Maine and died on November 3, 1864 in Lisbon, Maine at the age of 77.

      Children of Benjamin Whitney and Bethiah Woodard:

      1. Jane Woodard Whitney (1808–)
      2. Priscilla Woodbury Whitney (1810–)
      3. Melvin Stow Whitney (1812–)
      4. Peleg Tolman Whitney (1814–)
      5. Joseph Davis Whitney (1816–)
      6. Biancy Woodward Whitney (1818–)
      7. Hezekiah Whittemore Whitney (1820–)
      8. Stephen Goold Whitney (1822–)
      9. Caroline Godfrey Whitney (1824–)
      10. Octavia TF Whitney… (1827–)

    3. Mercy Whitney, daughter of Abraham Whitney and Apphia Coombs, was born on July 15, 1784 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She married John Francis on January 6, 1822 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. He was born about 1780 in Of Minot, ME.

    4. Mehitable Whitney, daughter of Abraham Whitney and Apphia Coombs, was born on March 7, 1788 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She married Jesse Allen about 1808 in Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. He was born about 1785 in Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME.

    5. Thomas Whitney, son of Abraham Whitney and Apphia Coombs, was born on January 23, 1794 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. He married Susan Cowing on October 31, 1824 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She was born about 1803 in Of Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME.

    6. Abraham Whitney, son of Abraham Whitney and Apphia Coombs, was born on July 4, 1798 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died on March 7, 1850 in Durham, Androscoggin, ME at the age of 51. He married 2 times. The first time he married Ann Conant on May 27, 1820 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She was born about 1800 in Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME. The second time he married Judith Francis on February 7, 1818 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She was born about 1800 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME.

      Children of Abraham Whitney and Ann Conant:

      1. Rachel Whitney (1820–)
      2. Mehetable Whitney (1822–)
      3. William Woodward Whitney (1825–)
      4. Apphia Ann Whitney (1827–)
      5. Louisa Augusta Whitney (1831–)

    7. Joseph Stockbridge Whitney, son of Abraham Whitney and Apphia Coombs, was born on December 27, 1802 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. He married Betsy Philbrook on May 31, 1829 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She was born about 1805 in Of Vienna, ME.

      Children of Joseph Stockbridge Whitney and Betsy Philbrook:

      1. Martha Ann Whitney (1830–)

    8. Anna Gowel Whitney, daughter of Isaac Whitney and Sarah Truant, was born on November 20, 1797 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She married Adam Trufant on May 21, 1854 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. He was born about 1825 in Of Bowdoin, ME and died on October 4, 1855 in Lisbon, Maine.

    9. James M. Whitney, son of Jacob Whitney and Hannah Mills, was born on October 9, 1790 in Phillips, Franklin, ME. He married Reliance(?) Hinckley about 1818 in Prob. Phillips, Franklin, ME. She was born about 1795 in Prob. Phillips, Franklin, ME.

      Children of James M. Whitney and Reliance(?) Hinckley:

      1. Hannah Whitney (1819–)

    10. Christopher Atwood Whitney, son of Jacob Whitney and Hannah Mills, was born on April 3, 1793 in Phillips, Franklin, ME and died on August 23, 1869 in Tomah, Monroe, WI at the age of 76. He married Adeline Howard on January 1, 1823 in Phillips, Franklin, ME. She was born about 1798 in Prob. Phillips, Franklin, ME.

      Children of Christopher Atwood Whitney and Adeline Howard:

      1. Rufus Greenlief Whitney (1823–)
      2. Samuel Whitney (1826–)
      3. Benjamin Whitney (1828–)
      4. Daniel Whitney (1830–1835)
      5. Louisa J. Whitney (1836–)
      6. Naoma S. Whitney (1840–)
      7. Atwood Whitney (1843–)
      8. Luzetta Whitney (1846–)

    11. Joseph T. Whitney, son of Jacob Whitney and Hannah Mills, was born on January 26, 1797 in Phillips, Franklin, ME. He married Jane Goodwin about 1821 in Prob. Phillips, Franklin, ME. She was born on October 7, 1803 in Prob. Phillips, Franklin, ME.

      Children of Joseph T. Whitney and Jane Goodwin:

      1. Mary Ann Whitney (1822–)
      2. Frances Jane Whitney (1826–)
      3. Charles Bolen Whitney (1827–)
      4. Columbus Whitney (1831–)
      5. Shuah Hammond Whitney (1837–)
      6. Ada Prescott Whitney (1842–)

    12. Samuel L. Whitney, son of Jacob Whitney and Hannah Mills, was born on August 3, 1799 in Phillips, Franklin, ME. He married Delinda S, Howard on February 17, 1827 in Phillips, Franklin, ME. She was born on March 21, 1806 in Prob. Phillips, Franklin, ME.

      Children of Samuel L. Whitney and Delinda S, Howard:

      1. Priscilla P. Whitney (1827–)
      2. Bernard K. Whitney (1830–)
      3. Andrew D. Whitney (1833–)
      4. Daniel H. Whitney (1835–)
      5. Jacob Whitney (1838–)

    13. Thankful Blethen, daughter of Increase Blethen and Isabel Whitney, was born on July 8, 1794 in Phillips, Franklin, ME and died in 1864 in Phillips, Franklin, ME at the age of 69. She married Thomas Whitney on April 28, 1819 in Phillips, Franklin, ME. He was born about 1790 in Maine?.

    14. Abiezar Holbrook Whitney, son of Nathan Whitney and Sarah Godfrey, was born on March 29, 1794 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died in 1864 in New Orleans, LA at the age of 69. He married 2 times. The first time he married Betsy White about 1816 in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, ME. She was born on October 21, 1794 in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, ME and died on July 2, 1841 in Augusta, Kennebec, ME at the age of 46. The second time he married Susan Eaton about 1842 in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, ME. She was born about 1800 in Of China, ME.

      Children of Abiezar Holbrook Whitney and Betsy White:

      1. David W. Whitney (1817–1896)
      2. Sarah Whitney (1819–1891)
      3. Albert Whitney (1821–)
      4. Julia Whitney (1823–)
      5. Hannah Whitney (1825–)
      6. Martha Whitney (1826–)
      7. Havilla Whitney (1827–)
      8. Edwin Whitney (1833–1833)
      9. Frances Whitney (1837–)

    15. Bathsheba Whitney, daughter of Nathan Whitney and Sarah Godfrey, was born in 1800 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She married David Hamlin on January 23, 1842 in Augusta, Kennebec, ME. He was born about 1800 in Of Vassalboro, ME.

    16. Thankful Whitney, daughter of Nathan Whitney and Sarah Godfrey, was born on June 6, 1806 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She married John Kimball on November 30, 1826 in Augusta, Kennebec, ME. He was born about 1800 in Of Gardiner, Kennebec, ME.

    17. Hannah Whitney, daughter of Nathan Whitney and Sarah Godfrey, was born about 1811 in Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She married William T. Folsom on March 9, 1831 in Augusta, Kennebec, ME. He was born about 1805 in Of Gardiner, Kennebec, ME.

    18. Mary Whitney, daughter of Benjamin Whitney and Polly Varnum, was born on December 6, 1805 in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, ME. She married Joseph Colby on December 13, 1828 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. He was born about 1803 in Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME.

    19. Stover Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Polly Varnum, was born on January 13, 1809 in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, ME. He married Susan (--?--). She was born on April 5, 1820 in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, ME.

      Children of Stover Whitney and Susan (--?--):

      1. Denham H. Whitney (1839–)
      2. Eunice Whitney (1842–)
      3. Deborah A. Whitney (1843–)
      4. Delia Whitney (1845–)
      5. Olive J. Whitney (1847–)

    20. Ephraim Stinchfield Whitney, son of Joseph Whitney and Rebecca Stinchfield, was born on June 13, 1801 in Phillips, Franklin, ME. He married Mary Livingston on April 2, 1824 in Warren, Ohio. She was born about 1803 in Of Warren, OH.

    21. Eliza Whitney, daughter of Samuel Lumber Whitney and Lydia Curtis, was born on September 25, 1802 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She married Jesse Hinckley on August 8, 1824 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. He was born about 1800 in Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME.

    22. Jacob Whitney, son of Samuel Lumber Whitney and Lydia Curtis, was born on October 14, 1804 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. He married 2 times. The first time he married Mary Goold on July 18, 1830 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She was born about 1809 in Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died in 1838 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. The second time he married Christiana Jordan on September 6, 1838 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She was born about 1815 in Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME.

      Children of Jacob Whitney and Mary Goold:

      1. Increase Goold Whitney (1831–)
      2. Mary Jane Whitney (1834–)

      Children of Jacob Whitney and Christiana Jordan:

      1. Martha Mcclellan Whitney (1839–)
      2. Washington Dain Whitney (1842–)
      3. Christiana Ann Whitney (1848–)

    23. John Whitney, son of Samuel Lumber Whitney and Lydia Curtis, was born on June 1, 1808 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. He married Mary S. Kimball on September 16, 1836 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She was born about 1815 in Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died on April 14, 1843 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME.

    24. Mercy Whitney, daughter of Samuel Lumber Whitney and Lydia Curtis, was born on December 11, 1814 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She married Charles H. Kimball on December 12, 1835 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. He was born about 1810 in Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME.

    25. Samuel Lumbar Whitney, son of Samuel Lumber Whitney and Lydia Curtis, was born on November 29, 1820 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. He married Sarah Clark on January 6, 1846 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She was born about 1825 in Of Lewiston, ME.

      Children of Samuel Lumbar Whitney and Sarah Clark:

      1. Harriet T. Whitney (1847–)
      2. Samuel Whitney (1848–)
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Robert Ward's writeup shows several alternate possibilities for the birth of this man. In addition to the York, York entry, he also includes Brunswick, Cumberland, ME (same date) and 2 Jun 1725, York [which could possibly be a baptism].

Marriage banns for he and Jean Brown were published 16 May 1751 Brunswick, Cumberland, ME; wife "of Georgetown, Maine," Marriage banns for he and Mercy Hinckley were published 15 Jun 1752 Brunswick, Cumberland, ME; m. Mercy Hinckley, daughter of Shubael Hinckly, 25 Jul 1752 Brunswick, Cumberland, ME... He and Mercy Hinckley resided Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. He BIR=DEA; From Evelyn (Thorson) Brown ([email protected]) 'served in Rv. War with son Jacob.' He began military service; Revolutionary War soldier. He owned a farm and the first grist mill in Lisbon (Falls), Androscoggin, ME... He resided in 1752 York, ME. He (was a) petitioner for protection during the French and Indian War on 22 Apr. 1755 Kennebec River, ME. Jean Brown was also known as Jane Brown. There were no children of Benjamin Whitney and Jean Brown.

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