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    1. [WHITNEY-L] Waterford, Maine Records
    2. Kenneth Whitney
    3. WRG, Several years ago, Larry Tracy from Kennebunkport, Maine found in an attic of a house in Waterford, Maine some church records. They are from the First Congegational Church of Waterford, and date from 1790 to near the present. Larry was allowed to microfilm these records, and has allowed me to transcibe the Whitney inclusions in these records. Below is said transcription: Whitney Entries First Congregational Church Waterford, Maine from 1790 Member List, 1800 Sarah Jewell (widow) later Whitney died January 21, 1855 Member List, 1813 March 7 Abraham Whitney died May 21, 1813, aged 59 Member List, May 1, 1841 James Whitney Names of Communicants #117 Abraham Whitney in cov. at Stow Baptisms May 18, 1806 Abraham, son of Abraham and Sarah Whitney Deaths May 21, 1813 Abraham Whitney, after having been confined to his bed the most of the time for five months with a distressing weakness, accompanied by a cancer, aged. October, 8, 1819 Exit John Whitney of a paralytic fever, aged 27 years. January 21, 1855 Sarah Jewell (widow) afterward Whitney, deceased aged 92. July 1843 James Whitney, consumption Note on the transcription: Vital Records from Maine Newspapers, 1785 to 1820 says: Capt. Abraham Whitney of Stow m. Sarah Jewell of Waterford N8 21 Feb 1803 Stow, MA Vital Records to 1850 says: Abraham, Jr. and Sarah Jewell of Waterford, int. 1 Jan 1803. Does anyone have the ancestor lineage for this Abraham? Does anyone know what happend to Abraham, son of Abraham and Sarah, bap. in Waterford 18 May 1806? Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD

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