WRG: I thought that those of you who have Christopher Atwood Whitney of Phillips, Maine in your databases may be interested in what I found at the National Archives yesterday. Enjoy! Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD Service Pension, War of 1812, Widow's Brief: Application #WO16597, Cert. #WC10392 Adeline Whitney, widow of Christopher A. Whitney Application filed June 13, 1878. Her address: Post Office, Rudds Mills, Monroe Co., WI Distilled from the brief: Christopher A. Whitney served in Capt. Smith Elkins Co., US Volunteers, from 27 August 1812 to 30 September 1813, when he was discharged. He served 400 days. He had volunteered at Phillips, Maine. >From a declaration sworn April 8 1878: Adeline Whitney, age 74, a resident of Lincoln, Monroe Co., WI, widow of Christopher A. Whitney, was married under the name Adeline Howard to Christopher A. Whitney on 1 January 1823 by Joel Whitney at Phillips, Maine. (A marriage certificate is also provided.) He served in the War of 1812 as stated above, and received a land warrant. Her husband died at Lincoln, Monroe Co., WI on 23 August 1869. >From an application for reimbursement for death expenses: Adeline Whitney was a resident of Kindall, Town of Glendale, Monroe Co., WI, and died on 13 August 1880, the widow of Christopher A. Whitney.