Family:Whitney, James M. (1790-a1850)

James M.⁶ Whitney (Jacob⁵, Benjamin⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Jacob⁵ and Hannah (Mills) Whitney, was born 9 Oct 1790, Phillips, ME, and died after 1850.

He married, Reliance (?Hinckley?). She was born about 1793, ME, and died after 1850.

He was in the war of 1812; resided Phillips, ME, and Appleton, WI.

Children of James M.⁶ and Reliance (?Hinckley?) Whitney:

i.	Hannah7 Whitney, resided Appleton, WI.
ii.	Jacob Whitney, resided Phillips, ME.
iii.	Isaac Whitney, resided Phillips, ME.
iv.	James Whitney, resided Appleton, WI.
v.	Abram H. Whitney, b. 1 Apr 1817; m. Mary Wilber.

Census

• 1820, Phillips, Somerset Co., ME: James Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1830, Phillips, Somerset Co., ME: James Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 5-9. Also James M Whitney, name crossed out, no data.
• 1840, Phillips, Franklin Co., ME: J M Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 2 males 15-19, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49, and 1 female 15-19; 2 engaged in agriculture, 1 in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Phillips, Franklin Co., ME:

143 151 James M. Whitney 59 M - Carpenter $250 Me. Reliance Whitney 57 F - Me. Jacob " 27 M - Laborer " James " 19 M - " " Attended school Rebecca " 7 F - " Attended school

• 1860: not found.

References

• See Archive:Phillips, Maine, Vital Records

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 227.

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