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Harriet Emeline Whitney 1829–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 February 1829

Birth Location: Calais, Washington County, Maine, United States of America

Death Date: 22 March 1917

Death Location: Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Paul Whitney

Mother: Catherine Barker

Spouse(s): Benjamin Reed

Children(s): Reuben Reed, John Reed, Everett Reed, Daisy Reed, Elizabeth Reed, Paul Reed

Harriet Emeline Whitney was born in 1829 in Calais, Washington County, Maine, United States of America, the child of Paul Whitney And Catherine Barker. Harriet Emeline Whitney married Benjamin Franklin Reed, and had children including Daisy Eleanor Reed, Elizabeth Jane Reed, Everett E Reed, John Franklin Reed, Paul Madison Reed, Reuben Whitney Reed. Harriet Emeline Whitney passed away in 1917 in Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Harriet Emeline Whitney was born in 1829 in Calais, Washington County, Maine, United States of America, the child of Paul Whitney And Catherine Barker.
  • Harriet Emeline Whitney married Benjamin Franklin Reed, and had children including Daisy Eleanor Reed, Elizabeth Jane Reed, Everett E Reed, John Franklin Reed, Paul Madison Reed, Reuben Whitney Reed.
  • Harriet Emeline Whitney passed away in 1917 in Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Harriet Whitney's Ancestors

Self
Harriet Whitney
1829–1917
Birth Place: Calais, Washington County, Maine, United States of America
Parents
Paul Whitney
1785–1841
Jonesboro, Washington, Maine
Catherine Barker
1789–1864
St Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Joel Whitney
1743–1791
York, York, Maine, USA
Mary Weston
1745–1845
Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Harriet Whitney's Descendants

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Harriet (Emeline) Whitney (12 February 1829–22 March 1917) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Reed (9 November 1825–1896)
  1. 1. Reuben (Whitney) Reed 1857–1956 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Emerson 1861–1918
    1. 1. Jessie (Edna) Reed 1886–1973 m. Stephen (Smith) Sears 1884–1966
      1. 1. James (Allison) Sears 1913–1994 m. Margaret (LaRue) Green 1913–2006
      2. 2. Sarabelle Hoegemeyer 1917–2008 m. Marvin (William) Hoegemeyer 1913–2009
    2. 2. Margaret (Emeline) Reed 1884–1976
    3. 3. Ruth (Charlotte) Reed 1893–1957
    4. 4. Edith (Cordelia) Reed 1895–1926
    5. 5. John (William) Reed 1897–1972 m. Mary (Jane) Hauser 1898–1975
      1. 1. Ernest (Clifton) Reed 1919–2011
      2. 2. John (William) Reed 1920–1999
      3. 3. Charles (Francis) Reed 1922–1997
    6. 6. Gladys (Olive) Reed 1900–1986 m. Roy (Virgil) Gilliland 1894–1970
  2. 2. John (Franklin) Reed 1856–1929
  3. 3. Everett (E) Reed 1864–1935
  4. 4. Daisy (Eleanor) Reed 1866–1932
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) Reed 1862–1892
  6. 6. Paul (Madison) Reed 1867–1946

Harriet Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1829
12 February 1829
Birth of Harriet Emeline Whitney in Calais, Washington County, Maine, United States of America
Calais, Washington County, Maine, United States of America
1917
22 March 1917
Age 88
Death of Harriet Emeline Whitney in Iowa, United States of America
Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 February 1829
    Event Place: Calais, Washington County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 March 1917
    Event Place: Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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