Born about in Maine
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
George Hanscom
— married
27 Jan 1776 in Maine
Descendants 
Mother of
Cyrus Hanscom and Lewis Hanscom
Died
at about age 66
in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Apr 2013
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Biography
Eunice Whitney was born around 1754.
She married George Hanscom on 27 January 1776[1]. The family lived in Gorham, Maine. They had twelve children[2]:
- 1. Abigail, born 16 Sep 1776; died young
- 2. Abigail, born 8 Oct 1778
- 3. Eunice, born 25 Oct 1780; married Elisha Sanborn
- 4. Patience, born 1782
- 5. John, born 10 Jun 1784
- 6. Nancy, born 3 May 1786; married Solomon Newbegin
- 7. Catherine, born 8 Jun 1788; married Meltiah Bourne
- 8. Cyrus, born 2 Oct 1790; married Abigail Hutchins
- 9. Lewis, born 26 Oct 1792; married Rebecca Johnson
- 10. Mattie, born 10 Oct 1794
- 11. George, born 7 Dec 1797
- 12. Marrett, born 27 Dec 1799; married Polly Thompson
Eunice passed away on 22 May 1820 in Gorham[3].
Sources
- ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48F-XJV : 10 February 2018), George Hanscom Jr. and Eunice Whitney, 27 Jan 1776; citing , reference 21; FHL microfilm 10,928.
- ↑ McLellan, Hugh Davis. History of Gorham, Maine. Portland, Maine: Smith & Sale, 1903. Page 548.
- ↑ McLellan.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eunice by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eunice:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eunice by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eunice:
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