Family:Whitney, James (1808-1868)

James⁷ Whitney (Aaron⁶, Levi⁵, Daniel⁴, Jonathan³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Aaron⁶ and Olive (Lund) Whitney, was born 8 Jul 1808, Amherst, NH, and died 22 Mar 1868, Calais, ME.

He married, 1 Sep 1833, Great Falls or Somersworth, NH, Julia A. Dorr.^[1] She was born 18 Apr 1813, Acton, ME, and died 2 Apr 1863, Calais, ME.^[2]James Whitney & Julia A. Dore, m. Sep 1833, Somersworth, Strafford Co., NH

He was a machinist. He resided Calais, ME.

Children of James⁷ and Julia A. (Dorr) Whitney:

i.	James B.8 Whitney, b. 10 Oct 1834, Westbrook, ME; d. 7 Aug 1835, Westbrook, ME.
ii.	Julia A. Whitney, b. 7 Nov 1836, Westbrook, ME; m. George A. Grant; resided Hudson, WI.
iii.	Emily F. Whitney, b. 17 Aug 1837, Westbrook, ME; "of Calais" m. (int. 15 May 1863, Calais, ME[3]) 25 May 1863, Calais, ME, Freeland H. Dam, of St. Cloud, MN;[4] resided St. Cloud, MN.
iv.	James F. Whitney, b. 7 Jan 1840, Westbrook, ME; m. Ellen Strange.
v.	Charlotte N. Whitney, b. 7 Jul 1842, ME; m. Arthur Hussy; resided St. Cloud, MN.
vi.	Harriett E. Whitney, b. 17 Apr 1844, ME; "Miss" m. (int. 7 Nov 1862, Calais, ME[5]) 19 Nov 1862, Calais, ME, "Mr." George A. Blake "both of Calais"; resided Calais, ME.
vii.	George F. Whitney, b. 20 Mar 1846, ME; m. Emma F. Johnson.
viii.	Martha Adelaide Whitney, b. 10 Jun 1848, ME; d. 21 Oct 1915, Calais, ME; m.{1} ----- Hinds; m.(2) 26 Nov 1891, Milltown, ME, Oramendal D. Lamb; resided Milltown, ME.
ix.	Levi Francis Whitney, b. 7 Jun 1850, Calais, ME; d. before 1860, Calais, ME.
x.	Ephraim G. Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1852, Calais, ME; m. Charlotte -----.
xi.	Amelia Whitney, b. 8 Apr 1854, Calais, ME; d. before 1860, Calais, ME.

Census

• 1840, Westbrook, Cumberland Co., ME: James Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Calais, Washington Co., ME:

398 435 James Whitney 42 M - Machinist $350 Massachusetts Julia A. 35 F - Maine Julia A. 13 F - " Attended school Emily F. 12 F - " Attended school James F. 10 F - " Attended school Charlotte 8 F - " Attended school Harriet 6 F - " Attended school George 4 M - " Adelaide 2 F - " Levi Francis 1/12 M - "

• 1860, Calais Ward 2, Washington Co., ME:

204 208 James Whitney 52 M - Machinist $4000 $3000 Maine Julia A. Whitney 47 F - N.H. Emily F. Whitney 21 F - Maine James F. Whitney 20 M - Do Charlotte M. Whitney 17 F - Do Harriet C. Whitney 13 F - Do George F. Whitney 14 M - Do Martha Whitney 12 F - Do Ephraim Whitney 7 M - Do Attended school

References

• 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. 364.

1.^  "James Whitney & Julia A. Dore, m. Sep 1833, Somersworth, Strafford Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

2.^  "Julia [Whitney], w. James, [died] Apr. 5, 1863, ae 50y.," according to Howland, Sharon D., Vital Records of Calais to the Year 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1999, 2000, 2001), p. 466.

3.^  "Emily F., of Calais, and Freeland H. Dam, of St. Cloud, Minn., int. May 15, 1863," according to Howland, Sharon D., Vital Records of Calais to the Year 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1999, 2000, 2001), p. 75.

4.^  "Emily F., Miss, and Mr. Freeland H. Dam, of St. Cloud, Minn., m. May 25, 1863, by Rev. I. J. Burgess," according to Howland, Sharon D., Vital Records of Calais to the Year 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1999, 2000, 2001), p. 402.

5.^  "Hattie E., and George A. Blake, b. of Calais, int. Nov. 9, 1862," according to Howland, Sharon D., Vital Records of Calais to the Year 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1999, 2000, 2001), p. 73.

6.^  "Hattie E., Miss, and Mr. George A. Blake, b. of Calais, m. Nov. 19, 1862," according to Howland, Sharon D., Vital Records of Calais to the Year 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1999, 2000, 2001), p. 398.

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