Family:Whitney, Jotham (1766-a1830)
Jotham Whitney (Amos4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Amos4 and Sarah (Payne) Whitney, was born 2 Apr 1766, Gorham, ME,[1] and died after 1830.
He married, 1 Apr 1792, Gorham, ME, Elizabeth Ross, by Rev. Caleb Jewett.[2] She was born about 1775 and died after 1830.
In some records he is called Jonathan Whitney.
Children of Jotham and Elizabeth (Ross) Whitney, if any, unknown. None are shown in census records.
Census
- 1800, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME: Jotham Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, and 1 female over 45.
- 1810, Chebeague Island, North Yarmouth, Cumberland Co., ME: Jotham Whitney, 1 male 26-44 and 1 female 26-44.
- 1820, North Yarmouth, Cumberland Co., ME: Whitney, Jotham, 1 male over 45 and 1 female over 45; 1 engaged in commerce.
- 1830, North Yarmouth, Cumberland Co., ME: Jotham Whitney, 1 male 50-59 and 1 female 50-59.
- 1840: not found.
References
1.^ "Jotham [Whitney], s. Amos and Sarah (Payne), [born] Apr. 2, 1766," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).
2.^ "Jotham [Whitney] and Elizabeth Ross, [married] Apr. 1, 1792," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897). Also, "Apr. 1, 1792, Jonathan WHITNEY & Elisabeth ROSS; by Rev. Caleb JEWETT, Gorham (A:59)," according to Kelley, Judith Holbrook, ed. and transcr., Clayton Rand Adams, ed., Marriage Returns of Cumberland County, Maine, Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 29 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1998), p. 98. "Jonathan" is an apparent error for "Jotham".
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