Joel WHITNEY
- BIRTH: 21 May 1743; York, York Co., Maine (now part of USA)
- DEATH: 28 Jul 1791; Jonesboro, Washington Co., Maine, USA
Father: Abel WHITNEY
Mother: Mary CANE
Family 1: Mary WESTON
- MARRIAGE: 26 Sep 1765; Falmouth, Cumberland Co., Maine (now part of USA)
- CHILDREN:
- Mary WHITNEY
- Hannah WHITNEY
- Ephraim WHITNEY
- Rueben WHITNEY
- Joel WHITNEY
- Daniel WHITNEY
- Joel WHITNEY
- Joseph WHITNEY
- Lucy WHITNEY
- Joseph WHITNEY
- Paul WHITNEY
- Abel WHITNEY
- Joshua WHITNEY
_Benjamin WHITNEY _
_Nathaniel WHITNEY _|
| |_Jane POOR ________
_Abel WHITNEY _|
| | _John FORD_________
| |_Sarah FORD ________|
| |_Joanna ANDREWS____
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|--Joel WHITNEY
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| _Micah CANE ________|
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|_Mary CANE ____|
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Notes
Updated December 5, 2025. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):
- "Joel-5 WHITNEY (Abel-4, Nathaniel-3, Benjamin-2, John- 1), son of Abel and Mary (CANE) WHITNEY, was born 21 May 1743, York, ME, and died 28 Jul 1791, Jonesboro, ME." Cites the Vital Records of York, Maine, prior to 1892.
- "Marriage intentions were published 12 Sep 1765, Gorham, ME, for him and Mary WESTON 'of Falmouth'. He 'of Gorham' married, 26 Sep 1765, Cape Elizabeth, ME, Mary WESTON, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (PARKER) WESTON." Cites the Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine and Marriages in Falmouth (Cape Elizabeth), Solemnized by Rev. Ephraim Clark, Pastor 2d Parish.
- "He was also known as Capt. Joel Whitney."
- From "Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 120." - "He was born in the old town of York, Me., married at Falmouth, now Portland, and about 1767 moved to Chandler's River, now the town of Jonesboro, Me., where he afterward resided and where he died. It is said they had two daughters and eight sons and that their descendants are scattered from the Atlantic to the Pacific. He was always a farmer."
- Children: Mary, Hannah, Ephraim, Rueben, Joel, Daniel, Joel, Joseph, Lucy, Joseph, Paul, Abel and Joshua.
(2) A gazetteer of the state of Maine via Ancestry.com
"Jonesborough is a seaport town in Washington County, at the head of Mason's Bay, and 7 miles west of Machias... Joel WHITNEY, father of Captain Ephraim WHITNEY, came from Portland about 1767."
(3) U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications via Ancestry.com
Application for Carl Herbert HOPKINS; approved 20 July 1965 (National Number 88242; Vermont State Number 718). Great-3-Grandson of Lt. Joel WHITNEY and Mary WESTON; Joel was First Lieutenant, 10th Co., Massachusetts Militia.
"Joel WHITEY, 1st Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. Commission signed by Caleb STRONG, Governor General of Massachusetts on the 6th day of July, 1776. Commission, Cockade Hat and sash at Maine Historical Society, Portland, Maine. Lieutenant in command of a company, Col. Benjamin FOSTER's Lincoln County regiment. Service between July 16, 1777, and date of discharge, Oct. 7, 1777, 1 month, 25 days. Company called out to serve at Machias 'this summer Past Several Times.' also Lieutenant in command of a detachment from 10th Co., Col. FOSTER's regiment; services from December 16, 1777 to January 7, 1778, 23 days; detachment called but not serve at Chandler's River for defense of Machias."
(4) 1790 United States Census for Maine, Washington Co., Township West of Machias; 2 August, 1790.
Joel WHITNEY; 3 males over 16, 5 males 0-15, and 3 females
(5) Family Data Collection - Individual Records via Ancestry.com
- Name: Joel WHITNEY
- Spouse: Mary WESTON
- Parents: Abel WHITNEY, Mary CANE
- Birth Place: York, ME
- Birth Date: 21 May 1743
- Marriage Date: 26 Sep 1765
- Death Place: Jonesboro, ME
- Death Date: 1789