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• Birth	22 May 1725	York, York County, Maine
  Gender	Male
  BIRT	2 Jun 1727	York, Me
  Died	8 Nov 1797	Lisbon, Androscoggin County, Maine
  Person ID	I11112	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2004 00:00:00
  Married	25 Mar 1751	Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine
  Notes	Since no marriage date is given, just the publishing of banns, it ispossible to surmise that either this woman died before the marriage tookplace, or, if it did take place, then soon after -- because Benjamin thenmarried Mercy Hinckley in July of 1752. This marriage may NOT have taken place. The marriage to Mercy Hinckleyoccurred in Brunswick
  Family ID	F5212	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Mary Nancy HINCKLEY, b. 7 Oct 1734, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine
  Married	25 Jul 1752
  Children	1. Abraham WHITNEY, b. 19 Aug 1753, Brunswick, Maine   2. Issac WHITNEY, b. 22 May 1757, Harpswell,Cumberland,Me   3. Jacob WHITNEY, b. 11 Jun 1763, Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin,Maine   4. Sarah WHITNEY, b. 4 May 1755, Harpswell, Cumberland County, Maine   5. Rebecca Isabell WHITNEY, b. 15 Apr 1759, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine   6. Benjamin WHITNEY, Jr.., b. Abt 1769, Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, Maine   7. Joseph WHITNEY, b. 1 May 1770, Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine   8. Nathan WHITNEY, b. Abt 1768, Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine   9. Thankful WHITNEY, b. Abt 1776, prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine   10. Rachel WHITNEY, b. 25 Apr 1761, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine   11. Isabel WHITNEY, b. 2 Aug 1765, Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine   12. Samuel Lumber WHITNEY, b. 6 Feb 1774, Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine
  Family ID	F5201	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Robert Ward's writeup shows several alternate possibilities for the birthof this man. In addition to the York, York entry, he also includesBrunswick, Cumberland, ME (same date) and 2 Jun 1725, York [which couldpossibly be a baptism]. Marriage banns for he and Jean Brown were published 16 May 1751Brunswick, Cumberland, ME; wife "of Georgetown, Maine," Marriage bannsfor he and Mercy Hinckley were published 15 Jun 1752 Brunswick,Cumberland, ME; m. Mercy Hinckley, daughter of Shubael Hinckly, 25 Jul1752 Brunswick, Cumberland, ME... He and Mercy Hinckley resided Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. He BIR=DEA;From Evelyn (Thorson) Brown (EBrown231@aol.com) 'served in Rv. War withson Jacob.' He began military service; Revolutionary War soldier. He owned a farm and the first grist mill in Lisbon (Falls), Androscoggin,ME... He resided in 1752 York, ME. He (was a) petitioner for protectionduring the French and Indian War on 22 Apr. 1755 Kennebec River, ME. JeanBrown was also known as Jane Brown. There were no children of BenjaminWhitney and Jean Brown.