Individual Details
Henry Augustin Whittier
(24 May 1843 - 8 Mar 1917)
Events
| Birth | 24 May 1843 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine |  | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Military | 10 Sep 1862 - 14 Aug 1863 | during the Civil War. He enlisted in Company H, 22nd Regiment Maine Volunteers. He contracted malaria while stationed near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was in ill health for the rest of his life from the effects of the malaria and rheumatism caused by sleeping on wet ground while in the service. | | ||
| Marriage | 30 Jan 1870 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine - Elizabeth B. Additon | | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Dexter, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1900 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Marriage | 23 Nov 1904 | Guilford, Piscataquis, Maine - Sarah F. Dennett | | ||
| Census | 15 Apr 1910 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Death | 8 Mar 1917 | heart disease - Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | | ||
| Burial | Corinthian Cemetery, Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth B. Additon (1836 - 1903) |
| Child | Agnes Mary Whittier (1871 - ) |
| Spouse | Sarah F. Dennett (1837 - 1915) |
| Father | Pearson Whittier (1801 - 1885) |
| Mother | Elma Bragdon (1810 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Amanda Melvina Whittier (1828 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Sophronia Heleston Whittier (1830 - 1848) |
| Sibling | Stephen Thaddeus Whittier (1832 - 1882) |
| Sibling | Andrew Judson Whittier (1833 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Josiah Martin Whittier (1835 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Calista Elizabeth Whittier (1841 - ) |
| Sibling | Austin Wilber Whittier (1845 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Philosia Heleston Whittier (1848 - 1849) |
| Sibling | Emma Philosia Whittier (1851 - 1922) |
Notes
Census
Henry Whittier was enumerated in the household of Pearson Whittier [father], age 7, male, born in Maine, and had attended school within the year.Census
Henry Whittier was enumerated in household of Pearsons Whittier, age 17, male, farmer, born in Maine, and had attended school within the year.Census
Henry A. Whittier was enumerated as head of household, age 27, male, white, works in farming, value of real estate owned was $1500, value of personal estate owned was $5000, born in Maine, and a male citizen of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards. Other members of the household were Elizabeth B. Whittier [wife], Marcia S. Russell [stepdaughter], and Walter J. Russell [stepson].Census
Henry A. Whittier was enumerated as head of household, white, male, age 37, married, farmer, born in Maine, father born in New Hampshire, and mother born in Maine. Other members of his household were Elizabeth B. Whittier (wife), Agnes M. Whittier (daughter), and Walter J. Russell (son).Census
Henry A. Whittier was enumerated at head of household, white, male, born May 1843, age 57, married for 30 years, born in Maine, father born in New Hampshire, mother born in Maine, farmer, can read, can write, can speak English, home is owned free of mortgage, and it was a farm. Other members of his household were Elizabeth B. Whittier (wife) and Mae Austin (servant, white, female, born Oct 1883, age 16, single, born in Maine, father born in Maine, mother born in Maine, at school, attended school 7 1/2 months, can read, can write, can speak English).Census
Henry A. Whittier was enumerated as head of household, male, white, age 66, married (2nd marriage) for 5 years, born in Maine, father born in New Hampshire, mother born in Maine, able to speak English, occupation listed as "own income," employer, able to read, able to write, home is owned free of mortgage and was a farm, and he was a survivor of the Union Army. The other member of his household was Sarah F. Whittier (wife).Endnotes
1. Charles Collyer Whittier, The Descendants of Thomas Whittier and Ruth Green of Salisbury & Haverhill, Massachusetts (Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., 1937), 140, 267.
2. "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 September 2020), digital image, Whitter, Henry A; citing FamilySearch, 2016.
3. 1850 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Corinth, p. 335 , dwelling 207, family 219, line 41, Henry Whittier; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 September 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.
4. 1860 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Corinth, p. 10, dwelling 67, family 71, line 10; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 September 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls.
5. , "The Death of a Soldier," Corinth (Maine) Historical Society Newsletter (January 2006): 6.
6. "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 September 2020), digital image, Whitter, Henry A; citing FamilySearch, 2016.
7. Charles Collyer Whittier, The Descendants of Thomas Whittier and Ruth Green of Salisbury & Haverhill, Massachusetts (Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., 1937), 140.
8. Charles Collyer Whittier, The Descendants of Thomas Whittier and Ruth Green of Salisbury & Haverhill, Massachusetts (Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., 1937), 267.
9. "U.S., Civil War Soldiers Records and Profiles, 1861-1865," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 September 2020), Henry A Whittier transcribed information; Original Data: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine; citing Historical Data Systems, Kinston, Massachusetts.
10. 1870 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Dexter, p. 33, dwelling 276, family 298, line 18; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 September 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls.
11. 1880 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Corinth, enumeration district (ED) 10, p. 5, dwelling 42, family 44, line 8; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 September 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.
12. 1900 U.S. census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Corinth, enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 5 B, dwelling 113, family 115, line 62; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 September 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, 1854 rolls.
13. Charles Collyer Whittier, The Descendants of Thomas Whittier and Ruth Green of Salisbury & Haverhill, Massachusetts (Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., 1937), 140, 267.
14. 1910 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Corinth, enumeration district (ED) 159, sheet 3 A, dwelling 64, family 67, line 36; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 September 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls.
15. , "The Death of a Soldier," Corinth (Maine) Historical Society Newsletter (January 2006): 6.
16. Charles Collyer Whittier, The Descendants of Thomas Whittier and Ruth Green of Salisbury & Haverhill, Massachusetts (Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., 1937), 266.
17. "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 September 2020), digital image, Whitter, Henry A; citing FamilySearch, 2016.
18. , "The Death of a Soldier," Corinth (Maine) Historical Society Newsletter (January 2006): 6.
19. Ancestry.com, Find-A-Grave, database with digital images (www.findagrave.com : created 28 June 2009), Memorial No. 38852360.