Samuel WhitneyAge: 76 years1759–1835
- Name
- Samuel Whitney
- Given names
- Samuel
- Surname
- Whitney
| Birth | 1759 24 24 |
| Birth of a brother | Amaziah Whitney about 1760 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Elijah Whitney about 1762 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Beulah B. Whitney about May 1764 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Whitney September 15, 1765 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Whitney about 1765 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Hilton Whitney before 1767 (Age 8 years) |
| Christening of a brother | Elijah Whitney August 1769 (Age 10 years) |
| Christening of a brother | William Whitney August 1769 (Age 10 years) |
| Christening of a brother | Amaziah Whitney August 4, 1771 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Whitney January 12, 1774 (Age 15 years) |
| Christening of a sister | Mary Whitney September 25, 1774 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Rebeckah Whitney July 27, 1780 (Age 21 years) |
| Marriage | Hannah Thompson — View this family March 24, 1781 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Samuel Whitney October 16, 1782 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Stephen Whitney May 4, 1784 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Whitney July 25, 1786 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Barzelia Whitney August 8, 1788 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Polly Whitney June 11, 1792 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Dorcas Whitney September 16, 1794 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Sarah Whitney May 30, 1797 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Ephraim Whitney September 22, 1799 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a father | Abner Whitney March 5, 1802 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Greenleaf Whitney September 9, 1803 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a brother | Abner Whitney September 1810 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Whitney — View this family February 6, 1813 (Age 54 years) Shared note: Source: Thompson, G. A. & F. J.; "A Genealogical History of Freeman, Maine, 1796-1938.
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| Marriage of a child | Stephen Whitney — View this family March 13, 1813 (Age 54 years) Shared note: Source for marriage: Gray, Ruth; Long, Alice McDonald Assoc., "Maine Families in 1790", 2, Maine Genealogical Society; Picton Press, 1990, p. 63.
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| Death of a wife | Hannah Thompson 1814 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Hilton November 9, 1815 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Dorcas Whitney — View this family June 23, 1816 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Sarah Whitney — View this family March 1818 (Age 59 years) Shared note: Source: Thompson, G. A. & F. J.; "A Genealogical History of Freeman, Maine, 1796-1938.
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| Marriage of a child | Ephraim Whitney — View this family May 28, 1826 (Age 67 years) |
| Death | September 25, 1835 (Age 76 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Abner Whitney Birth: January 21, 1734 35 33 — Still River (Lancaster/Harvard), MA Death: March 5, 1802 — Falmouth, ME |
| mother |
Sarah Hilton Birth: June 6, 1734 — Boston, MA Death: November 9, 1815 — N. Yarmouth, Cumberland, ME |
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Marriage: June 21, 1753 — Lunenburg, MA |
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2 years elder brother |
Abner Whitney Birth: October 22, 1755 21 21 — Shirley, MA Death: September 1810 — Pasquotank Co., NC |
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23 months elder brother |
Uriel Whitney Birth: September 11, 1757 23 23 — Shirley, Middlesex, MA Death: November 10, 1835 — North Yarmouth, Cumberland, ME |
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2 years himself |
Samuel Whitney Birth: 1759 24 24 — Lunenburg, Worcester, MA Death: September 25, 1835 |
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2 years younger brother |
Amaziah Whitney Birth: about 1760 25 25 Death: March 6, 1842 — Maryland, Otsego, NY |
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3 years younger brother |
Elijah Whitney Birth: about 1762 27 27 Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Beulah B. Whitney Birth: about May 1764 30 29 — ? Shirley, MA Death: October 11, 1850 — Otisfield, ME |
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16 months younger brother |
William Whitney Birth: September 15, 1765 31 31 — Shirley, Middlesex, MA Death: March 22, 1836 — Standish, ME |
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2 years younger sister |
Sarah Hilton Whitney Birth: before 1767 32 32 — ? Shirley, MA Death: Athens, ME |
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7 years younger sister |
Mary Whitney Birth: January 12, 1774 39 39 — ? Shirley, MA Death: October 25, 1850 |
| brother |
Barzillai Whitney Burial: August 27, 1996 |
| Family with Hannah Thompson |
| himself |
Samuel Whitney Birth: 1759 24 24 — Lunenburg, Worcester, MA Death: September 25, 1835 |
| wife |
Hannah Thompson Birth: 1760 — Of Buxton, Cumberland, ME Death: 1814 |
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Marriage: March 24, 1781 — Gorham, Cumberland, ME |
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19 months son |
Samuel Whitney Birth: October 16, 1782 23 22 — ?falmouth, ME Death: |
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19 months son |
Stephen Whitney Birth: May 4, 1784 25 24 — Falmouth, ME Death: December 7, 1858 — Salem, ME |
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2 years son |
William Whitney Birth: July 25, 1786 27 26 — Falmouth, Maine Death: May 24, 1852 — Limestone, Maine |
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2 years daughter |
Barzelia Whitney Birth: August 8, 1788 29 28 — ?falmouth, ME Burial: March 27, 1997 |
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4 years daughter |
Polly Whitney Birth: June 11, 1792 33 32 Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Dorcas Whitney Birth: September 16, 1794 35 34 Death: July 11, 1870 — Freeman, ME |
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3 years daughter |
Sarah Whitney Birth: May 30, 1797 38 37 Death: August 16, 1868 — Freeman, ME |
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2 years son |
Ephraim Whitney Birth: September 22, 1799 40 39 — Falmouth, Maine Death: April 6, 1879 — Santa Cruz, CA |
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4 years son |
Greenleaf Whitney Birth: September 9, 1803 44 43 Burial: August 8, 1996 |
- Generation 1
Samuel Whitney, son of Abner Whitney and Sarah Hilton, was born in 1759 in Lunenburg, Worcester, MA and died on September 25, 1835 at the age of 76. He married Hannah Thompson on March 24, 1781 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME. She was born in 1760 in Of Buxton, Cumberland, ME and died in 1814 at the age of 54.
Children of Samuel Whitney and Hannah Thompson:
- Samuel Whitney (1782–)
- Stephen Whitney (1784–1858)
- William Whitney (1786–1852)
- Barzelia Whitney (1788–1997)
- Polly Whitney (1792–)
- Dorcas Whitney (1794–1870)
- Sarah Whitney (1797–1868)
- Ephraim Whitney (1799–1879)
- Greenleaf Whitney (1803–1996)
- Generation 2back to top
Stephen Whitney, son of Samuel Whitney and Hannah Thompson, was born on May 4, 1784 in Falmouth, ME and died on December 7, 1858 in Salem, ME at the age of 74.
William Whitney, son of Samuel Whitney and Hannah Thompson, was born on July 25, 1786 in Falmouth, Maine and died on May 24, 1852 in Limestone, Maine at the age of 65.
Dorcas Whitney, daughter of Samuel Whitney and Hannah Thompson, was born on September 16, 1794 and died on July 11, 1870 in Freeman, ME at the age of 75.
Sarah Whitney, daughter of Samuel Whitney and Hannah Thompson, was born on May 30, 1797 and died on August 16, 1868 in Freeman, ME at the age of 71.
Ephraim Whitney, son of Samuel Whitney and Hannah Thompson, was born on September 22, 1799 in Falmouth, Maine and died on April 6, 1879 in Santa Cruz, CA at the age of 79.
| Shared note | Revolutionary War soldier - Served in Bagaduce Expedition, with brother Uriel, under Capt. Alexander McLellan, Gorham company, Col. Jonathan Mitchell's Cumberland County Regiment, June 1779.[6] He was in the Revolutiony Army, and was granted a pension when he was 78 years of age.[1] He appears in Capt. Britton's List of First Families in Otisfield, (ME) as having arrived 3 Sep 1780.[7] Recorded as having lived in Falmouth, Readfield and Farrington ME.[1] However, there wasn't a town or township by the name of Farrington in ME.[8], and he was not found in either Farmingdale or Farmington records. In 1790 Census in Falmouth, ME , head of household male, 4 males under16 and one female over sixteen, no other residents present. Himself, sons: Samuel [8yrs], Stephen [6yrs], William [4yrs], and Barzelia[2yrs]. Source references for above:
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