Cordelia Whitney

Brief Life History of Cordelia

When Cordelia Whitney was born in 1826, her father, Richard P Whitney, was 46 and her mother, Martha Flanders, was 37. She died on 16 February 1843, in Maine, United States, at the age of 17, and was buried in Sebec Corner Cemetery, Sebec, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard P Whitney
1780–1855
Martha Flanders
1789–1887
Mary J. Whitney
1814–1877
Samuel Whitney
–1843
Sarah Whitney
1820–1898
Andrew A Whitney
1823–1875
Cordelia Whitney
1826–1843
Lucy A Whitney
1830–1905
George W Whitney
1831–
Alvin A Whitney
1835–
John F Whitney
1843–

Sources (2)

  • Cordelia Whitney, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Cordelia Whitney, "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980"

World Events (7)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · The Oregon Trail

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Whitney in Herefordshire, the etymology of which is uncertain. The second element is Old English ēg ‘island, piece of higher ground in a low-lying area’; the first appears to be hwītan, which is either the genitive singular of an Old English byname Hwīta (meaning ‘white’), or the weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of the adjective hwīt ‘white’. The name may also derive from Whitney (now Whitney Wood) in Stevenage (Hertfordshire), probably named from Old English hwītan ‘white’ + (ge)hæge ‘enclosure’.

History: John Whitney came from London, England, to Watertown, MA, in 1635, and had numerous prominent descendents.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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