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Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 02:41:13 EDT

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> Phoebe Jane

The Genealogy of the Burbank Families
Author: George Burbank Sedgeley
Call Number: R929.2 B945.1

This book contains the genealogy of the Burbank Family and the families of
Bray, Wellcome, Sedgley (Sedgeley) and Welch.

Bibliographic Information: Sedgeley, George Burbank. The Genealogy of the
Burbank Family. The Knowlton &McLeary Company. Famington, Maine. 1928.

Page 235

283. Margaret7 Burbank (Jesse S.6(144), John5, Nathan4, Eleazer3, Caleb2,
John1) born in Freeman, Maine, April 14, 1816; died Aug. 26, 1904; married,
first, Oct. 23, 1833, Joseph Foster, teacher, divinity student and farmer (he
gave up his studies to care for parents; died(???)); married, second, Aug.
10, 1847, Christopher Orr, farmer, and a widower with six children (he was of
Scotch descent, and his ancestors settled on Orr's Island on the coast of
Maine; died(???)); married, third, April 6, 1871, Jonas Green, live stock
dealer. During the life of her first husband she lived in New Portland and
Dover, Maine. During the life of the second husband she lived in Phillips,
Maine. During the life of her third husband she
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lived in Wilton, Maine. After the death of Mr. Green she made her home with
her daughter, Mary Whitney, but worked the larger part of the time for a
number of years as seamstress, going from family to family as her service was
required. She was a woman of large physique, very capable, and did a vast
amount of work during her long and useful life. She was the mother of twelve
children. At the time of her death she had thirty-one grandchildren,
seventeen great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.

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viii Mary B. Orr, b. in Phillips, Maine, Mar. 17, 1850; d. June
22, 1905; m. Oct. 29, 1872, Edmund W. Whitney, farmer,
and Civil War veteran, and lived on a farm in Strong,
Maine, until after the death of her husband, then moved
to Farmington, Maine.
Children born in Strong, Maine:
1 Grace M. Whitney, b. Apr. 2, 1876; d. Mar. 1, 1881.
2 Carroll E. Whitney, b. Sept. 26, 1884; m. Mar. 26,
1912, Ina Harris of Salem, Maine. He is a farmer
and merchant, and lives at Farmington, Maine.
Children:
i Olive M. Whitney, b. Mar. 13, 1913.
ii Barbara E. Whitney, b. Nov. 28, 1920.
iii Mary H. Whitney, b. March 6, 1922.


1850 ME Census Index

Page 418

Name State County Location Year
Roll Page
Whitney, William W. ME Franklin Farmington 1850 253
191
Whitney, Samuel ME Franklin Farmington 1850
253 192
Whitney, Sarah E. ME Franklin Farmington 1850
253 192
Orr, Christopher ME Franklin Philips 1850
253 140
Orr, Mary ME Franklin Philips 1850
253 141

Enumerated on the 22nd day of ? 1850

line 37 Dwelling 299 Family 322

William W. Whitney 34 M Framer 1400
Elizabeth " 24 F
Edmund WW " 1? M School
Phebe H " 8 F "
Frances A " 6 F "
William C " 2 M
Page 92
Sarah E " 3/12 F
Thomas Ca???an 86 M None Pauper
Lucy " 63 F
Samuel Whitney 75 M
Dorcus " 71 F [I believe this
maybe, Dorcas (Wescott)]
all listed as born Maine

This image was hard to read the ink used bleed through, that why there are so
many ?.

If this is the Edmund W. that married Mary Orr listed above maybe his younger
sister Phebe born abt. 1841/42 could be the Phoebe Whitney that married
Christoper Orr, Jr.

Hope this helps. Good Luck in your quest.

Sincerely,
Kate

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