John W. BYRON

Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown

Family 1: Cynthia WHITNEY

(1) Source: Based on birth of first child; via Sedgeley, George Burbank. Micah Whitney, Revolutionary Soldier, and His Twelve Children Settled Early in Phillips, Maine. Farmington, Maine, United States, The Knowlton & McLeary Co., 1943.

  1. John W. BYRON
  2. Orvard BYRON
  3. Cynthia Ann BYRON
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Notes

Updated April 21, 2026. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Sedgeley, George Burbank. Micah Whitney, Revolutionary Soldier, and His Twelve Children Settled Early in Phillips, Maine. Farmington, Maine, United States, The Knowlton & McLeary Co., 1943. Pages 32-35. Available via Ancestry.com U.S., Family History Books.

"Cynthia, second child of Andrew and Huldah (SWEETSER) WHITNEY... married (first) John BYRON, farmer, of Phillips... Children by first husband, born in Phillips: i. John W. BYRON, born April 1, 1841; lived in Phillips and Livermore. ii. Orvard BYRON, born Oct. 15, 1843; married Clara GAY; lived all his life on his mother's farm in Phillips in the Blethen-Byron district; was a well-to-do farmer and added acres to his farm... iii. Cynthia Ann BYRON, born July 25, 1845; married Nelson ROSS of Madrid, Maine. She worked for many years in shoe shops; lived the last year of her life with her son in New Jersey..."

(2) Find a Grave via Ancestry.com

- Name: John W. BYRON
- Birth: 1812
- Death: 14 Aug 1845 (aged 32–33)
- Burial: Byron Cemetery; Phillips, Franklin County, Maine, USA
- Memorial ID: 45183475

(3) Maine, U.S., Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection via Ancestry.com

- Name: John W. BYRON
- Age: 33
- Date of Death: 14 Aug 1845
- Cemetery: #7, Byron St., Phillips, Franklin Co.
- Location: North Section, Row K, Lot 3

(4) Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records via Ancestry.com

John W. BYRON died intestate and the estate went to probate in Phillips, Maine in November 1845. His wife Cynthia [WHITNEY] BYRON was appointed administratrix. Some real estate had to be sold to cover debts of the estate, and Cynthia received $288.49 when the estate was finally settled on June 30, 1847.

(5) Wade, Gail Morrow, Researcher and Compiler. Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, First Edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC., 1986. Page 70.

- "Of Phillips (farmer)"