Family:Whitney, James (1803-1842)

Capt. James⁶ Whitney (Joseph⁵, Abel⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Joseph⁵ and Betty (Phinney) Whitney, was born 3 Jul 1803, Gorham, ME, and died 25 Sep 1842, Waterford, ME.

Marriage intentions were published 3 Oct 1825, Scarborough, ME, for him "of Gorham" and Mary Ann Larrabee.^[1] He "of Gorham" married 25 Dec 1825, Scarborough, ME, Mary Ann Larrabee^[2] of Scarborough, ME, daughter of William and Hadassah (Parker) Larrabee. She was born about 20 Dec 1803, Scarborough, ME, and died 9 Jan 1894, probably in Burnham, ME.

Both James and Mary Ann are buried in the Burnham Village Cemetery, Burnham, ME.

Children of James⁶ and Mary (Larrabee) Whitney:

i.	Hadassah L.7 Whitney, b. 29 Jan 1827, Gorham, ME; d. 18 Mar 1864; m. 19 Nov 1848, Burnham, ME, Elias Milliken, "both of Burnham".[3] See Notes below.
ii.	Joseph F. Whitney, b. 15 Mar 1829, Gorham, ME; m. Frances Helen Call.
iii.	James Louville Whitney, b. 30 May 1831, Gorham, ME; m. Elvira Whitten.
iv.	Sarah Jane Whitney, b. 2 Nov 1832, Gorham, ME; m. 1859, Nahum E. Murray.
v.	William Warren Whitney, b. 11 Jul 1835, Gorham, ME; d. 8 Oct 1847, Gorham, ME; buried in Burnham Village Cemetery, Burnham, ME.
vi.	Edwin A. Whitney, b. 5 Nov 1840, Gorham, ME; m. Martha G. Vickery.

Notes

Marriage Records of Waldo Co., ME prior to 1892, by Mosher & Maresh, say Hadassah L. Whitney married Elias Milliken in Burnham, ME on 19 Nov 1848. Also, the Cumberland Co., ME Marriage Records, 1760 to 1892, page 353, say Hadassah C. Whitney married Simon Parker Jones of Boston, MA, on 1 May 1849 in Portland, ME. The 1850 census records make it clear that there were two Hadassah Whitney individuals, one married to Milliken and one to Jones. The former lived in this family, so is identified as given above. The latter appears as follows:

• 1850, Portland Ward 5, Cumberland Co., MA:

219 359 Simon P. Jones 23 M - Pianoforte Maker Me. Hadassah " 24 F - " Martha E. " 21 F - " Ellen Whitney 27 F - " John Webster 40 M - Hostler " 360 Rachel " 36 F - " Robert " 9 M - " Attended school Clara " 6 F - "

She is a year older than the daughter of the above family.

Census

• 1830, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME: James Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 30-39, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 0-4, 2 females 20-29, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Waterford, Oxford Co., ME: James Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 3 males 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 5-9; 1 engaged in agriculture, 2 in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Burnham, Waldo Co., ME:

70 73 Mary S. Whitney 45 F - Maine Hadassah Milliken 23 F - " Elias " 27 M - Farmer " Charles " 1/12 M - " Joseph Whitney 21 M - Farmer " James L. " 19 M - " " Attended school Sarah J. " 17 F - " Attended school Edwin A. " 10 M - " Attended school Thomas Nason 26 M - Farmer " John Dorothy 26 M - " Ireland Nicholson Winn 16 M - " " Hiram McAllister 20 M - " Maine Gilman Reynolds 22 M - " " Alvin Barny 26 M - " " Joseph Crawford 40 M - " " Mary Reynolds 19 F - " Rachel Huff 21 F - "

• 1860, Burnham, Waldo Co., ME:

297 301 Mary L. Whitney 50 F - Maine Louvill J. " 26 M - Merchant $600 $4000 " Edwin " 19 M - " Attended school

• 1870, Alton, Penobscot Co., ME:

32 32 Marvey, Nahum E. 45 N W Farmer Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah J. 37 F W Keeping House $1750 $3840 Maine -----, Mary E. 9 F W Maine Attended school -----, Naddy J. 5 F W Maine Attended school -----, Annie W. 4 F W Maine Whitney, Mary L. 65 F W Maine Ellingwood, Emma 16 F W Domestic Servant Maine

References

1.^  "James Whitney of Gorham and Mary Ann Larrabee, [intentions] 3 October 1825," according to Scarborough, Maine, Vital Records.

2.^  "James Whitney of Gorham and Mary Ann Larrabee, married 25 December 1825," according to Scarborough, Maine, Vital Records.

3.^  "Elias Milliken and Hadassah L. Whitney, both of Burnham, 19 November 1848 in Burnham by D. L. Milliken, Esq.," according to Mosher and Maresh, eds., Marriage Records of Waldo County, Maine prior to 1892 (Camden, ME: Picton Press).

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