Micah WhitneyAge: 79 years1752–1832
- Name
- Micah Whitney
- Given names
- Micah
- Surname
- Whitney
| Birth | December 11, 1752 40 38 |
| Christening | |
| Death of a brother | Daniel Whitney before 1754 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Daniel Whitney September 26, 1754 (Age 21 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Paul Whitney June 30, 1756 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Deborah Whitney February 1759 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Nathaniel Whitney about 1768 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a brother | Paul Whitney 1778 (Age 25 years) |
| Marriage | Hannah Cobb — View this family November 29, 1779 (Age 26 years) Shared note: Vital Records of Gorham, Maine. Maine Genealogical Society, Special Publication No. 7, Compiled by Marquis F. King, Second Edition. Picton Press, Camden, Maine 1991. Marriage recorded on page 100.
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| Birth of a daughter #1 | Sally Whitney January 11, 1781 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Peace Whitney May 3, 1783 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Lydia Whitney February 8, 1785 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Joel Whitney May 7, 1787 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Charlotte Whitney March 16, 1789 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joel Whitney 1789 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Ebenezer Whitney August 15, 1791 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Andrew Whitney May 5, 1794 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Mary Whitney April 30, 1797 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Joanna Whitney December 6, 1799 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Happy Whitney November 1, 1801 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a son #11 | Nahum Whitney October 11, 1803 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Peace Whitney — Sarah Frank — View this family about 1805 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a son #12 | Benjamin M. Whitney March 19, 1806 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joel Whitney — Sally Dyer — View this family 1815 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Andrew Whitney — Huldah Sweetser — View this family about 1817 (Age 64 years) Shared note: Andrew seemingly born in Phillips, and his first child was born in Phillips in March of 1818, thus the assumption that they were married there.
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| Marriage of a child | Caleb Barker Sylvester — Joanna Whitney — View this family September 10, 1818 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Whitney March 13, 1819 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel W. Phoenix — Happy Whitney — View this family May 18, 1821 (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Peace Whitney — Nancy J. Carlton — View this family August 27, 1823 (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin M. Whitney — Susan Wells — View this family September 26, 1830 (Age 77 years) |
| Death | September 4, 1832 (Age 79 years) |
| LDS baptism | |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Abel Whitney Birth: July 23, 1712 32 27 — York, York, ME Death: before September 1862 — (Ridiculous - 1762 Possibly) |
| mother |
Mary Cane Birth: about 1714 — York, ME Death: |
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Marriage: November 12, 1735 — Maine |
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11 months elder sister |
Joanna Whitney Birth: October 10, 1736 24 22 — York, York, ME Death: |
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16 months elder brother |
Moses Whitney Birth: February 17, 1738 25 24 — Wiscasset, Maine Death: |
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1 year elder brother |
Joseph Whitney Birth: March 1, 1739 26 25 — Wiscasset, Maine Death: March 13, 1819 — Prob. Gorham, Maine |
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3 years elder brother |
Daniel Whitney Birth: September 17, 1741 29 27 Death: before 1754 |
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20 months elder brother |
Joel Whitney Birth: May 21, 1743 30 29 — York, York, ME Death: 1789 — Jonesboro, Washington, ME |
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17 months elder sister |
Mary Whitney Birth: October 5, 1744 32 30 — York, York, ME Death: |
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22 months elder sister |
Lydia Whitney Birth: July 31, 1746 34 32 — York, York, ME Death: |
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16 months elder brother |
Zebulon Whitney Birth: November 27, 1747 35 33 — York, York, ME Death: September 11, 1833 — The "Shaw Place", Gorham, Maine |
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22 months elder sister |
Joanna Whitney Birth: September 27, 1749 37 35 — York, York, ME Death: |
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16 months elder brother |
Naphtali Whitney Birth: February 10, 1751 38 37 — York, York, ME Death: |
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22 months himself |
Micah Whitney Birth: December 11, 1752 40 38 — York, York, ME Death: September 4, 1832 — Phillips, Franklin, ME |
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21 months younger brother |
Daniel Whitney Birth: September 26, 1754 42 40 — York, York, ME Death: |
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21 months younger brother |
Paul Whitney Birth: June 30, 1756 43 42 — York, York, ME Death: 1778 — Rhode Island |
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3 years younger sister |
Deborah Whitney Birth: February 1759 46 45 Death: |
| Family with Hannah Cobb |
| himself |
Micah Whitney Birth: December 11, 1752 40 38 — York, York, ME Death: September 4, 1832 — Phillips, Franklin, ME |
| wife |
Hannah Cobb Birth: March 28, 1762 — Of Gorham, Cumberland, ME Death: December 5, 1833 — Phillips, Franklin Co., ME |
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Marriage: November 29, 1779 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME |
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13 months daughter |
Sally Whitney Birth: January 11, 1781 28 18 — Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME Death: |
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2 years son |
William Peace Whitney Birth: May 3, 1783 30 21 — Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME Death: December 19, 1863 — Cortland, Decalb Co., IL |
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21 months daughter |
Lydia Whitney Birth: February 8, 1785 32 22 — Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME Death: |
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2 years son |
Joel Whitney Birth: May 7, 1787 34 25 — Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME Death: March 22, 1852 — St. Paul, MN |
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22 months daughter |
Charlotte Whitney Birth: March 16, 1789 36 26 — Phillips, Franklin Co., ME Death: |
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2 years son |
Ebenezer Whitney Birth: August 15, 1791 38 29 — Phillips, Franklin Co., ME Death: November 18, 1874 — Freeman, Franklin Co., ME |
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3 years son |
Andrew Whitney Birth: May 5, 1794 41 32 — Phillips, Franklin, ME Death: about 1880 |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Whitney Birth: April 30, 1797 44 35 — Phillips, Franklin, ME Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Joanna Whitney Birth: December 6, 1799 46 37 — Phillips, Franklin Co., ME Death: April 17, 1862 — Mifflin, Iowa Co., WI |
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23 months daughter |
Happy Whitney Birth: November 1, 1801 48 39 — Phillips, Franklin, ME Death: |
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23 months son |
Nahum Whitney Birth: October 11, 1803 50 41 — Phillips, Franklin, ME Death: |
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2 years son |
Benjamin M. Whitney Birth: March 19, 1806 53 43 — Gray, Cumberland Co., ME Death: 1890 |
- Generation 1
Micah Whitney, son of Abel Whitney and Mary Cane, was born on December 11, 1752 in York, York, ME and died on September 4, 1832 in Phillips, Franklin, ME at the age of 79. He married Hannah Cobb, daughter of , on November 29, 1779 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME. She was born on March 28, 1762 in Of Gorham, Cumberland, ME and died on December 5, 1833 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME at the age of 71.
Children of Micah Whitney and Hannah Cobb:
- Sally Whitney (1781–)
- William Peace Whitney (1783–1863)
- Lydia Whitney (1785–)
- Joel Whitney (1787–1852)
- Charlotte Whitney (1789–)
- Ebenezer Whitney (1791–1874)
- Andrew Whitney (1794–1880)
- Mary Whitney (1797–)
- Joanna Whitney (1799–1862)
- Happy Whitney (1801–)
- Nahum Whitney (1803–)
- Benjamin M. Whitney (1806–1890)
- Generation 2back to top
Sally Whitney, daughter of Micah Whitney and Hannah Cobb, was born on January 11, 1781 in Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME. She married James Humphrey.
Children of Sally Whitney and James Humphrey:
- Mary Humphrey (1805–)
- Betsey Humphrey (1807–)
William Peace Whitney, son of Micah Whitney and Hannah Cobb, was born on May 3, 1783 in Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME and died on December 19, 1863 in Cortland, Decalb Co., IL at the age of 80. He married 2 times. The first time he married Sarah Frank about 1805 in Prob. Phillips, Franklin, ME. She was born on January 25, 1789 in Prob. Gray, Cumberland Co., ME and died on August 20, 1815 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME at the age of 26. The second time he married Nancy J. Carlton on August 27, 1823 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME. She was born on November 30, 1806 in Cumberland Co., ME and died on January 3, 1902 in Marysville, Marshall Co., KS at the age of 95.
Children of William Peace Whitney and Sarah Frank:
- Sally (Kathy) Whitney (1806–1886)
- A Son Whitney (1807–1807)
- Happy Whitney (1808–)
- William P. Whitney (1810–)
- Huldy Whitney (1812–)
- Elmira (Elenna) Whitney (1813–)
- Hannah Whitney (1815–)
Children of William Peace Whitney and Nancy J. Carlton:
- Hiram Whitney (1825–1825)
- Nancy Peace Whitney (1827–1912)
- Philemon Whitney (1828–1828)
- Hiram E. Whitney (1832–)
- Philena Whitney (1835–1851)
- George Washington Whitney (1837–1930)
Joel Whitney, son of Micah Whitney and Hannah Cobb, was born on May 7, 1787 in Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME and died on March 22, 1852 in St. Paul, MN at the age of 64. He married 3 times. The first time he married Sally Dyer in 1815. She was born on November 10, 1797 and died on April 6, 1834 at the age of 36. The second time he married Sarah Crompton. The third time he married Betsey Chase.
Children of Joel Whitney and Sally Dyer:
- Julia Whitney
- E. S. Whitney
- Sophie D. Whitney (1816–)
- Charles Thaxter Whitney (1817–)
- Julian A. Whitney (1820–1834)
- Joel Emmon Whitney (1822–)
- Eliza Jane Whitney (1824–)
- Sarah Gustava Whitney (1827–)
- Andrew Jackson Whitney (1829–)
- Eliab Luthum Whitney (1831–)
Ebenezer Whitney, son of Micah Whitney and Hannah Cobb, was born on August 15, 1791 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME and died on November 18, 1874 in Freeman, Franklin Co., ME at the age of 83. He married Dorcas Drury Parlin on December 26, 1842 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME. She was born in 1812 and died in 1894 in Franklin, Norfolk Co., MA at the age of 82.
Children of Ebenezer Whitney and Dorcas Drury Parlin:
- Simon Parlin Whitney
- John Drury Whitney (1843–1933)
- Charles Edgar Whitney (1846–1894)
- Myra A. Whitney (1850–)
Andrew Whitney, son of Micah Whitney and Hannah Cobb, was born on May 5, 1794 in Phillips, Franklin, ME and died about 1880. He married Huldah Sweetser about 1817 in Prob. Phillips, Franklin, ME. She was born on February 20, 1796.
Children of Andrew Whitney and Huldah Sweetser:
- Jane Rideout Whitney (1818–1870)
- Cynthia Whitney (1819–)
- Andrew Whitney (1822–1832)
- Betsey Roberts Whitney (1826–)
- Mary Whitney (1827–)
- John Sweetser Whitney (1829–)
- Lileus Whitney (1831–)
- Phebe French Whitney (1833–)
- Huldah Whitney (1835–1879)
Mary Whitney, daughter of Micah Whitney and Hannah Cobb, was born on April 30, 1797 in Phillips, Franklin, ME. She married Rueben Smith.
Joanna Whitney, daughter of Micah Whitney and Hannah Cobb, was born on December 6, 1799 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME and died on April 17, 1862 in Mifflin, Iowa Co., WI at the age of 62. She married Caleb Barker Sylvester on September 10, 1818. He was born on August 9, 1793 in Bath, Sagadahoc Co., ME and died on February 16, 1868 in Mifflin, Iowa Co., WI at the age of 74.
Children of Joanna Whitney and Caleb Barker Sylvester:
- Eben Whitney Sylvester (1820–1906)
- Eliza Anne Sylvester (1822–1902)
- Lydia Sylvester (1824–1853)
- Sylvanus Sylvester (1825–1865)
- George Sylvester (1828–)
- Charles Carroll Sylvester (1830–1908)
- Caleb , Jr. Sylvester (1832–)
- Franklin Sylvester (1834–1864)
- Attila Sylvester (1836–)
- Abigail Frances Sylvester (1839–1895)
- John Fairfield Sylvester (1841–)
- L. Emma Sylvester (1843–)
Happy Whitney, daughter of Micah Whitney and Hannah Cobb, was born on November 1, 1801 in Phillips, Franklin, ME. She married Samuel W. Phoenix on May 18, 1821 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME.
Children of Happy Whitney and Samuel W. Phoenix:
Benjamin M. Whitney, son of Micah Whitney and Hannah Cobb, was born on March 19, 1806 in Gray, Cumberland Co., ME and died in 1890 at the age of 83. He married Susan Wells on September 26, 1830 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME. She was born in 1806 and died in 1892 at the age of 86.
Children of Benjamin M. Whitney and Susan Wells:
- Phebe Coble Whitney (1831–)
- Royal Thaxter Whitney (1832–)
- Martin Vanburen Whitney (1834–)
- Susan Melvina Whitney (1836–)
- Mary Clementine Whitney (1838–1916)
- Joseph Clement Whitney (1838–)
- Dexter Benjamin Whitney (1841–)
- Generation 3back to top
Sally (Kathy) Whitney, daughter of William Peace Whitney and Sarah Frank, was born on January 31, 1806 in Gray, Cumberland Co., ME and died in 1886 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME at the age of 79.
Happy Whitney, daughter of William Peace Whitney and Sarah Frank, was born on June 14, 1808 in Phillips, Franklin, ME.
Huldy Whitney, daughter of William Peace Whitney and Sarah Frank, was born on March 5, 1812 in Phillips, Franklin, ME.
Elmira (Elenna) Whitney, daughter of William Peace Whitney and Sarah Frank, was born on November 13, 1813 in Phillips, Franklin, ME.
Hannah Whitney, daughter of William Peace Whitney and Sarah Frank, was born on August 4, 1815 in Phillips, Franklin, ME.
Nancy Peace Whitney, daughter of William Peace Whitney and Nancy J. Carlton, was born on April 14, 1827 in Phillips, Franklin, ME and died on February 11, 1912 in Sycamore, Dekalb Co., IL at the age of 84.
Hiram E. Whitney, son of William Peace Whitney and Nancy J. Carlton, was born on April 12, 1832 in Phillips, Franklin, ME.
George Washington Whitney, son of William Peace Whitney and Nancy J. Carlton, was born on December 8, 1837 in Phillips, Franklin, ME and died on October 30, 1930 in Chanute, Neosho Co., KS at the age of 92.
E. S. Whitney, son of Joel Whitney and Sally Dyer.
Andrew Jackson Whitney, son of Joel Whitney and Sally Dyer, was born on April 20, 1829 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME.
John Drury Whitney, son of Ebenezer Whitney and Dorcas Drury Parlin, was born on October 21, 1843 and died in 1933 at the age of 89.
Charles Edgar Whitney, son of Ebenezer Whitney and Dorcas Drury Parlin, was born on December 2, 1846 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME and died on August 13, 1894 at the age of 47.
Myra A. Whitney, daughter of Ebenezer Whitney and Dorcas Drury Parlin, was born on September 29, 1850 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME.
Jane Rideout Whitney, daughter of Andrew Whitney and Huldah Sweetser, was born on March 4, 1818 in Phillips, Franklin, ME and died on November 1, 1870 at the age of 52.
Cynthia Whitney, daughter of Andrew Whitney and Huldah Sweetser, was born on October 18, 1819 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME.
Betsey Roberts Whitney, daughter of Andrew Whitney and Huldah Sweetser, was born on January 4, 1826 in Phillips, Franklin, ME.
Mary Whitney, daughter of Andrew Whitney and Huldah Sweetser, was born on September 18, 1827 in Phillips, Franklin, ME.
Phebe French Whitney, daughter of Andrew Whitney and Huldah Sweetser, was born on August 23, 1833 in Phillips, Franklin, ME.
Huldah Whitney, daughter of Andrew Whitney and Huldah Sweetser, was born on September 7, 1835 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME and died in 1879 at the age of 43.
Eben Whitney Sylvester, son of Caleb Barker Sylvester and Joanna Whitney, was born on August 25, 1820 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME and died in 1906 at the age of 85.
Eliza Anne Sylvester, daughter of Caleb Barker Sylvester and Joanna Whitney, was born on May 23, 1822 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME and died on January 15, 1902 in Menno, Hutchinson Co., WI at the age of 79.
Lydia Sylvester, daughter of Caleb Barker Sylvester and Joanna Whitney, was born in 1824 and died in 1853 at the age of 29.
George Sylvester, son of Caleb Barker Sylvester and Joanna Whitney, was born in 1828.
Charles Carroll Sylvester, son of Caleb Barker Sylvester and Joanna Whitney, was born in 1830 in Maine and died in 1908 at the age of 78.
Caleb , Jr. Sylvester, son of Caleb Barker Sylvester and Joanna Whitney, was born in 1832.
Franklin Sylvester, son of Caleb Barker Sylvester and Joanna Whitney, was born in 1834 and died in 1864 at the age of 30.
Attila Sylvester, daughter of Caleb Barker Sylvester and Joanna Whitney, was born in 1836.
Abigail Frances Sylvester, daughter of Caleb Barker Sylvester and Joanna Whitney, was born on April 29, 1839 in Maine and died on March 2, 1895 in Monte Vista, Rio Grande Co., CO at the age of 55.
John Fairfield Sylvester, son of Caleb Barker Sylvester and Joanna Whitney, was born in 1841.
L. Emma Sylvester, daughter of Caleb Barker Sylvester and Joanna Whitney, was born in 1843.
Phebe Coble Whitney, daughter of Benjamin M. Whitney and Susan Wells, was born on February 24, 1831 in Phillips, Franklin, ME.
Royal Thaxter Whitney, son of Benjamin M. Whitney and Susan Wells, was born on July 29, 1832 in Phillips, Franklin, ME.
Martin Vanburen Whitney, son of Benjamin M. Whitney and Susan Wells, was born on June 21, 1834 in Phillips, Franklin Co., ME.
Susan Melvina Whitney, daughter of Benjamin M. Whitney and Susan Wells, was born on May 28, 1836 in Rangeley, Franklin Co., ME.
Mary Clementine Whitney, daughter of Benjamin M. Whitney and Susan Wells, was born on February 26, 1838 in Rangeley, Franklin Co., ME and died in 1916 at the age of 77.
Dexter Benjamin Whitney, son of Benjamin M. Whitney and Susan Wells, was born in December 1841 in Rangeley, Franklin Co., ME.
| Marriage | Vital Records of Gorham, Maine. Maine Genealogical Society, Special Publication No. 7, Compiled by Marquis F. King, Second Edition. Picton Press, Camden, Maine 1991. Marriage recorded on page 100. |
| Shared note | (1) The History of Gorham Maine, by Hugh D. McLellan, Picton Press, Camden, ME (originally published 1903 by Smith & Sale, Portland, ME), 1992. Pages 829, 833-834. "Micah Whitney, son of Abel, was a blacksmith. He served in the war of the Revolution and was a sergeant in the War of 1812. He married Hannah, daughter of Andrew and Hannah Cobb." (2) Family History, Volume S(4), Sylvester, Daughters of the American Revolution library, Washington, DC. (3) Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1901. Pages 432-433. "spent seven years in the Continental Army. Two of his sons took part in the battle of Lake Champlain during the war of 1812... Ancestors of this family came to Massachusetts in the seventeenth century, and many of its members were prominent in the civil and military affairs of the colony." (4) Listed in Daughters of the American Revolution membership records 157305 (issued 1920), 476629 (issued 1960), 515332 (issued 1966), 717023 (issued 1988), 727930 (issued 1989). From DAR #476629: "My ancestor's (Mica, Micah Whitney) place of residence during the Revolution was Buxton (now Gorham, Maine), Mass... served as a private in Capt. Jeremiah Hill's Co., Col James Scammons 30th Regt., muster roll dated Aug 1, 1775; enlisted Sep. 27, 1775... also Company returns dated Sep. 27, 1775; including abstract of pay Aug 1, 1775; also order for money in lieu of bounty coat dated Oct. 26, 1775 (Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 17: 238). (5) Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Pages 63-73. "Buried at the Rufus Bean Farm on the bank of the Sandy River- unmarked graves for him & Hannah in 1843." Provided by: Allan Green [email protected] |