Three generations of the Whitney family are entombed here. The first generation consists of Ammi R. Whitney, (1802-1851), a Cumberland and then Falmouth farmer, and his wife Hannah Hall Whitney (1810-1869). The second generation includes their son Ammi (1833- 1922) and his wife Emily Haskell Whitney (1835 - 1901), their daughter Susan Whitney Curtis (1839-1883), and a second son, Robert Hall Whitney (1829-1920). In the third generation are two of Ammi and Emma’s five children: Alice (1866-1953) and Kate (1867-1943).
The younger Ammi’s agricultural roots influenced his career choice. In his late teens he went to Boston and worked six years at a large seed warehouse. When he returned to Maine, he and Hosea Kendall established Kendall & Whitney, a successful wholesale and mail order seed and farm implement business in Portland. In addition to the Portland business Ammi owned a factory in Westbrook which produced tubs and other woodenware. He also had extensive real estate holdings. His own home, which he built in 1878, is the substantial brick house at 365 Spring Street. Like many other prominent Portland businessmen, he was a director or trustee of several businesses and charitable organizations. - Provided by Friends of Evergreen
The younger Ammi’s agricultural roots influenced his career choice. In his late teens he went to Boston and worked six years at a large seed warehouse. When he returned to Maine, he and Hosea Kendall established Kendall & Whitney, a successful wholesale and mail order seed and farm implement business in Portland. In addition to the Portland business Ammi owned a factory in Westbrook which produced tubs and other woodenware. He also had extensive real estate holdings. His own home, which he built in 1878, is the substantial brick house at 365 Spring Street. Like many other prominent Portland businessmen, he was a director or trustee of several businesses and charitable organizations. - Provided by Friends of Evergreen
Three generations of the Whitney family are entombed here. The first generation consists of Ammi R. Whitney, (1802-1851), a Cumberland and then Falmouth farmer, and his wife Hannah Hall Whitney (1810-1869). The second generation includes their son Ammi (1833- 1922) and his wife Emily Haskell Whitney (1835 - 1901), their daughter Susan Whitney Curtis (1839-1883), and a second son, Robert Hall Whitney (1829-1920). In the third generation are two of Ammi and Emma’s five children: Alice (1866-1953) and Kate (1867-1943).
The younger Ammi’s agricultural roots influenced his career choice. In his late teens he went to Boston and worked six years at a large seed warehouse. When he returned to Maine, he and Hosea Kendall established Kendall & Whitney, a successful wholesale and mail order seed and farm implement business in Portland. In addition to the Portland business Ammi owned a factory in Westbrook which produced tubs and other woodenware. He also had extensive real estate holdings. His own home, which he built in 1878, is the substantial brick house at 365 Spring Street. Like many other prominent Portland businessmen, he was a director or trustee of several businesses and charitable organizations. - Provided by Friends of Evergreen
The younger Ammi’s agricultural roots influenced his career choice. In his late teens he went to Boston and worked six years at a large seed warehouse. When he returned to Maine, he and Hosea Kendall established Kendall & Whitney, a successful wholesale and mail order seed and farm implement business in Portland. In addition to the Portland business Ammi owned a factory in Westbrook which produced tubs and other woodenware. He also had extensive real estate holdings. His own home, which he built in 1878, is the substantial brick house at 365 Spring Street. Like many other prominent Portland businessmen, he was a director or trustee of several businesses and charitable organizations. - Provided by Friends of Evergreen
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