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, NH, Julia A. Dorr. She was born 18 Apr 1813, Acton, ME, and died 2 Apr 1863, Calais, ME.

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; d. 7 Aug 1835.
ii.	Julia A. Whitney, b. 7 Nov 1836; m. George A. Grant; resided Hudson, WI.
iii.	Emily F. Whitney, b. 17 Aug 1838; m. F. H. Dam; resided St. Cloud, MN.
iv.	James F. Whitney, b. 7 Jan 1840; resided 60 Walnut St., Hartford, CT.
v.	Charlotte N. Whitney, b. 7 Jul 1842; m. Arthur Hussy; resided St. Cloud, MN.
vi.	Harriett E. Whitney, b. 17 Apr 1844; m. George A. Blake; resided Calais, ME.
vii.	George F. Whitney, b. 20 Mar 1846; m. 2 Sep 1874, Emma F. Johnson, daughter of John and Sallie (Cheney) Johnson, b. 16 Jun 1846; resided Hartford, CT; is a machinist; s. p.; is with Pratt & Whitney.
viii.	Martha Adelaide Whitney, b. 10 Jun 1848; m. O. D. Lamb; resided Milltown, ME.
ix.	Levi Francis Whitney, b. 7 Jun 1850; d. before 1860, Calais, ME.
x.	Ephraim G. Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1852; resided Danbury, CT.
xi.	Amelia Whitney, b. 8 Apr 1854; d. before 1860, Calais, ME.

Census

• 1840: not found.
• 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

• 1870, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, p. 30:

225 238 Whitney, James F. 30 M W Machinist $500 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Nellie 28 F W Keeping House Canada Parents foreign born -----, Carrie 3 F W Connecticut Mother foreign born -----, Frank 1 M W Do Mother foreign born

This was son James.

• 1870, Hartford Ward 4, Hartford Co., CT, p. 57/593:

449 481 Skinner, ALfred R. 58 M W Crockery Merchant $12000 $20000 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Margaret B. 60 F W Keeping House $20000 Ireland Parents foreign born Best, Mary 62 F W Do Parents foreign born Whitney, George F. 24 M W Mechanic Maine Male citizen over 21 [and 8 other apparently unrelated people]

This was son George.

• 1870, son Ephraim not found.
• 1880, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT:

Amos WHITNEY 47 Self M M W ME Super Manufactury Co ME ME Laura J. WHITNEY 42 Oth F M W NH Keeps House MA MA Nettie L. WHITNEY 14 Dau F S W CT At School ME NH Clarence E. WHITNEY 10 Son M S W CT At School ME NH George F. WHITNEY 34 Bro M M W ME Contractor ME ME Emma F. WHITNEY 34 SisL F M W MA Keeps House MA MA Sallie C. JOHNSON 67 MotL F W W MA MA MA

This was his son George. George was not Amos's brother, but his brother-in-law and first cousin, as they married sisters.

• 1880, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT:

James F. WHITNEY 37 Self M M W ME Machine Contractor ME ME Nellie S. WHITNEY 36 Wife F M W NEW BRUNSWICK Keeping House ENG ENG Carrie WHITNEY 13 Dau F S W NEW BRUNSWICK Attends School ME NEW BRUNSWICK Frank E. WHITNEY 11 Son M S W CT Attends School ME NEW BRUNSWICK Harry WHITNEY 7 Son M S W CT ME NEW BRUNSWICK

This was son James.

• 1880, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT:

Ephraim G. WHITNEY 28 Self M M W ME Machinist ME ME Charlotte WHITNEY 26 Wife F M W NJ Keeps House ENG ENG Howard WHITNEY 2 Son M S W CT ME NJ

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.

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