Lisbeth, Thank you very much. Your posting of the cemetery records for John Willard Whitney helps to solve an identification problem, but creates another. I can identify this particular John Willard Whitney. He was born in Maine 22 December 1837, the son of John Fay and Jane B. (no maiden name yet identified) Whitney. His birth is found in the Town Records of Searsmont, Maine. His ancestry is: John1, Benjamin2, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel4, Moses5, Samuel6, John Fay7, John Willard8. I think that the one month on the grave marker may have been meant to be a seven. Posted on the WRG site is my previous posting of the Civil War pension file for Willard Whitney. In the posting, I stated that I could not positively identify Willard Whitney, but speculated on his ancestry, and that he might be John Willard Whitney. This cemetery record makes that identification incorrect. So, the question now becomes, who was the Civil War soldier Willard Whitney? Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lis Whitney" <liswhitney@roadrunner.com> To: <whitney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 3:32 PM Subject: [WHITNEY] John Whitney of Warren ME > > This past winter I purchased a copy of the Annals of Warren Maine where > there is a mention of a John Whitney. According to this book, he was > born in 1777 in Lincoln, MA. He appears on the census information (via > WRG website) as living in Union ME in 1810 and moved to Warren in 1819. > He married Lydia Russell and resided near Mt. Pleasant. Died Nov, 6 > (according to the book) or 7 (according to headstone) 1851. > > His children: John (2nd)m. Jane Kiff resided in Centreville, RI > James b. Sept 1, 1813; m Belinda S (Orff)Day > Feb 22, 1852 resided Northeast Warren > Russell, b. Jan. 1816; m. Henrietta L. > McKellar of Camden Sept. 26, 1852 and d. Nov 22, 1859 > > James' child: Lavinia E. b. March 20, 1855 in Warren > Russell's children: Lydia J. b. Nov and d. Dec 1853; Alden R. b Feb 14, > 1855 > > Today I photographed the head stone for John Whitney, one I suspect > belongs to his wife Lydia (no information, just a marker), his son > Russell and Russell's infant daughter. The other members of the family > aren't buried in this cemetery or they are unlisted and unmarked. There > was a veteran's marker for John Whitney. > > I also found a headstone for John Willard Whitney and the markers for > his parents John F. and Jane B. He died June 22, 1868 at 30 yrs and 1 > mo. The Annals of Warren, ME do not mention any of them and I so far > haven't located their homes on the 1851 map of the town that came with > the book. > > > These people aren't related to me and my interest is that they lived not > very far from me. I have pictures of the stones and a copy of an old > map from 1851 where Mrs. Russell and John Whitneys' houses were if > this is of interest to anyone. I'm curious to know more about them and > so far, haven't found much information - I've yet to go to our > historical society as they keep archaic hours - if any. I've tried > searching through the WGR website and find no mention of these Whitneys > other than John in the 1810, 1830, 1840 Census information. The > Lincoln, MA vital records that are on the website as well has no listing > for John Whitney being born in 1777. > > Hope the photographs can be of use to someone, just contact me and I'll > email them on. > > Best to all on a warm Sunday afternoon, > > Lisbeth Whitney > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WHITNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Good Morning Ken, Upon reading your email I realized I typed his death date incorrectly. It should be Jan 22 1868. His epitaph reads: Dearest Willard thou hast left us Here thy loss we deeply feel but tis God that hath bereft us He can allow.............heal I'll send you privately the photo of his headstone and am going to investigate more what the missing words are in the final line of the epitaph. Lisbeth Whitney Warren, ME Ken Whitney wrote: >Lisbeth, > > Thank you very much. Your posting of the cemetery records for John >Willard Whitney helps to solve an identification problem, but creates >another. I can identify this particular John Willard Whitney. He was born in >Maine 22 December 1837, the son of John Fay and Jane B. (no maiden name yet >identified) Whitney. His birth is found in the Town Records of Searsmont, >Maine. His ancestry is: John1, Benjamin2, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel4, Moses5, >Samuel6, John Fay7, John Willard8. I think that the one month on the grave >marker may have been meant to be a seven. > > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Whitney" <ken.whitney@comcast.net> To: <whitney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] John Whitney of Warren ME > Lisbeth, > > Thank you very much. Your posting of the cemetery records for John > Willard Whitney helps to solve an identification problem, but creates > another. I can identify this particular John Willard Whitney. He was born > in > Maine 22 December 1837, the son of John Fay and Jane B. (no maiden name > yet > identified) Whitney. His birth is found in the Town Records of Searsmont, > Maine. His ancestry is: John1, Benjamin2, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel4, Moses5, > Samuel6, John Fay7, John Willard8. I think that the one month on the grave > marker may have been meant to be a seven. > > Posted on the WRG site is my previous posting of the Civil War pension > file for Willard Whitney. In the posting, I stated that I could not > positively identify Willard Whitney, but speculated on his ancestry, and > that he might be John Willard Whitney. This cemetery record makes that > identification incorrect. So, the question now becomes, who was the Civil > War soldier Willard Whitney? > > Ken Whitney > Silver Spring, MD > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lis Whitney" <liswhitney@roadrunner.com> > To: <whitney@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 3:32 PM > Subject: [WHITNEY] John Whitney of Warren ME > > >> >> This past winter I purchased a copy of the Annals of Warren Maine where >> there is a mention of a John Whitney. According to this book, he was >> born in 1777 in Lincoln, MA. He appears on the census information (via >> WRG website) as living in Union ME in 1810 and moved to Warren in 1819. >> He married Lydia Russell and resided near Mt. Pleasant. Died Nov, 6 >> (according to the book) or 7 (according to headstone) 1851. >> >> His children: John (2nd)m. Jane Kiff resided in Centreville, RI >> James b. Sept 1, 1813; m Belinda S (Orff)Day >> Feb 22, 1852 resided Northeast Warren >> Russell, b. Jan. 1816; m. Henrietta L. >> McKellar of Camden Sept. 26, 1852 and d. Nov 22, 1859 >> >> James' child: Lavinia E. b. March 20, 1855 in Warren >> Russell's children: Lydia J. b. Nov and d. Dec 1853; Alden R. b Feb 14, >> 1855 >> >> Today I photographed the head stone for John Whitney, one I suspect >> belongs to his wife Lydia (no information, just a marker), his son >> Russell and Russell's infant daughter. The other members of the family >> aren't buried in this cemetery or they are unlisted and unmarked. There >> was a veteran's marker for John Whitney. >> >> I also found a headstone for John Willard Whitney and the markers for >> his parents John F. and Jane B. He died June 22, 1868 at 30 yrs and 1 >> mo. The Annals of Warren, ME do not mention any of them and I so far >> haven't located their homes on the 1851 map of the town that came with >> the book. >> >> >> These people aren't related to me and my interest is that they lived not >> very far from me. I have pictures of the stones and a copy of an old >> map from 1851 where Mrs. Russell and John Whitneys' houses were if >> this is of interest to anyone. I'm curious to know more about them and >> so far, haven't found much information - I've yet to go to our >> historical society as they keep archaic hours - if any. I've tried >> searching through the WGR website and find no mention of these Whitneys >> other than John in the 1810, 1830, 1840 Census information. The >> Lincoln, MA vital records that are on the website as well has no listing >> for John Whitney being born in 1777. >> >> Hope the photographs can be of use to someone, just contact me and I'll >> email them on. >> >> Best to all on a warm Sunday afternoon, >> >> Lisbeth Whitney >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> WHITNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WHITNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >