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From: "Cyndy" <>
Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Whitneys of Gorham,Maine
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 18:49:30 -0500
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Hi Ken and List:

My hubby does have a Whitney ancestor from Moose River
Maine.....Silas Whitney, son of Josiah and Elizabeth Harding.
Silas was the only child of Josiah's that did not join the
Shakers .....Silas married Elvira Lane...they had dau
Nancy Bradbury Lane Whitney

My hubby's great aunt sent us a letter few years back that
I have just "dug out".....and she mentions what she recalls
of the Whitneys OTHER THAN Nancy.:

* Eben Whitney of Lewiston who was brother to Nancy[Whitney] Redmond
[Peter of Solon,Me]

* twins: George and Clifton....dont know what happened to george
but Clifton lived in Lewiston,Maine and had a hardware store. Clifton'
married a Bessie Folsom and had 1 child --Dorothy.

I have a correspondence from the town clerk of Gorham
[email]

** Feb.14,1999: " Josiah married both, Hannah Barstow
first and then on Sept.16,1775, he married Elizabeth Harding.
Josiah joined the shakers and moved to Alfred with them where
he died Feb. 24,1837". [doesnt say where she got the info]

**April 24,1999: " I could not find much on Josiah and his 2 wives
than what you already have but here is what I did find:
- -I couldnt find nothing on Hannah Barstow.
- - Elizabeth Harding was born 1751 in Gorham, dau of Seth
and Elizabeth (Wilkit) Harding. She died in Alfred,Me at the
Shaker Village on April 26,1841.
- - Josiah was born 1752, son of Nathaniel Whitney(of Biddeford) and
Hannah Day (of Wells).

Cynthia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Whitney" <>
To: "Cyndy" <>
Cc: <>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Whitneys of Gorham,Maine


> Hello Cynthia,
>
> Are you the Cynthia that I corresponded with about 3 years ago,
from
> Moose River, Maine? Anyway, I'm still working on it, although very
part
> time. For that, see my reply to Larry Tracy's message, dated same day
as
> yours. Also, a WRG member named Terry Stone also seems to be working
on it,
> although I think she may have the lineage incorrect. But, that's a
matter
> for debate! You may be able to reach her through the Member Lineage
section
> of the Whitney Research Group (www.whitneygen.org). Click on Member
> Lineages, then on Terri Stone. You may be able to reach her via
e-mail. If
> you are not the Cynthia Whitney of Moose River, then there is also
another
> Cynthia working on this line, but I can't put you in touch with her.
>
> Ken Whitney
> Silver Spring, MD
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cyndy" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 7:09 PM
> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitneys of Gorham,Maine
>
>
> > BlankJOSIAH -5 [Nathaniel-4,Nathaniel-3,Benjamin-2,John 1 ]; mother
was
> Hannah Day
> > of Wells,Maine
> > b.1752 in Biddeford,Maine?;
> > m; * Hannah Barstow....
> > * Elizabeth Harding [ Seth and Elizabeth (Wilkit)
Harding ]
> > Sept.16,1775. Her grandfather? Joseph, was one of
the
> grantees in
> > the Narragannset #7 [Gorham] land bounty. He was
from
> > Eastham,Mass.
> >
> >
> > *marriage records from Gorham town clerk
> > Is anyone working on this Whitney-Harding line ?
> >
> > Cynthia
> >
> > ______________________________
>
>


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