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.^[1]

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; "of Calais" m. (int. 15 May 1863, Calais, ME[2]) 25 May 1863, Calais, ME, Freeland H. Dam, of St. Cloud, MN;[3] 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; "Miss" m. (int. 7 Nov 1862, Calais, ME[4]) 19 Nov 1862, Calais, ME, "Mr." George A. Blake "both of Calais"; 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, 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

• 1870, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT:

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:

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.

1.^  "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.

2.^  "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.

3.^  "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.

4.^  "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.

5.^  "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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