Hello WRG and Larry This is my ggg Grandfather, Charles Edward Whitney b Mar 17, 1809 Lisbon/Webster Maine d Aug 1, 1897 Hartland, Me. buried in Pine Grove Cemetary on Hwy 152, he m abt 1835 Annie Knox b Oct 4, 1815 d Oct 15, 1897. I have his father listed as E. Whitney b Topsham wife unknown. This has also been my brick wall. Please feel free to email me. Rosemary Naastad Bemidji, Minnesota Larry Glatz wrote: > Dear Whitney Sleuths: > > I am wondering if anyone might have any information on the ancestry > of the following Edward WHITNEY. The few facts below are from the > 1850 census of Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine. By 1870, this Edward > Whitney had moved to the neighboring town of Hartland, where he is also > found in 1880, at which time he is said to be 75 years old and his wife, > Anna, is 70. > > In 1850, the family looked like this: > > Edward WHITNEY, age 40, born in Maine (as are all others here) > (His occupation is given as "Mill man.") > Anna, 34, > Emeline, 14, > Thomas O., 12 > Lucinda, 8 > Eben, 6 > Sumner, 4 > Loantha, 1 > > This listing may be found on page 6-A of the Palmyra census, > lines 27ff. The family was polled on 9 August 1850. > > Any earlier connections for Edward or his wife, Anna, would be > greatly appreciated. > > Thank you, > > Larry Glatz > Harrison, Maine