Family:Whitney, James (1809-1864)
James7 Whitney (Benjamin6, Jonathan5, Isaac4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Benjamin6 and Anna (Bangs) Whitney, was born 11 Jan 1809, Buxton, ME,[1] and died 15 Apr 1864, Denmark, ME.
He "Mr." "of Bridgeton" married, 26 Apr 1832, Sweden, ME, "Miss" Rachel Webster Holden "of Sweden",[2] daughter of Peter and Hannah Watts (Brintnal) Holden. She was born about 1812, Sweden, ME, and died after 1880.
He resided in Denmark, Oxford Co., ME, in the censuses of 1850 and 1860, where he was a farmer.
Children of James7 and Rachel Webster (Holden) Whitney:
i. John Colby8 Whitney, b. 24 May 1835, Bridgton, ME; d. 1 Mar 1919, prob. Standish, ME; m. Sarah Elizabeth Woodbury. ii. Eli W. Whitney, b. 15 Aug 1839, Bridgton, ME; d. after 1860. Not found in 1870 or 1880 censuses. iii. Elden S. Whitney, b. 9 Jul 1843, prob. Denmark, ME; d. 15 May 1921, prob. Merrimac, MA.; m.(1) Arevesta Stillings; m.(2) Jennie E. Chase. iv. Zebina G. Whitney, b. ca. 1847, prob. Denmark, ME; m. Kate S. Pingree. v. Eleanor F. Whitney, b. May 1850, prob. Denmark, ME; m. Stephen E. Kimball.
Census
- 1840, Bridgton, Cumberland Co., ME: James Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 20-29; 3 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Waterford, Sweden & Denmark, Oxford Co., MA:
159 162 James Whitney 41 M - Farmer $1000 Me. Rachael " 38 F - " John C. " 15 M - " Attended school Eli W. " 10 M - " Attended school Elden S. " 6 M - " Attended school Zebina G. " 3 M - " Eleanor " 1/12 F - "
127 128 James Whitney 51 M - Farmer $1400 $539 Maine Rachel W. " 48 F - " Eli W. " 20 M - Farm Laborer " Attended school Elden S. " 16 M - Farm Laborer " Attended school Zebina G. " 13 F - " Attended school Eleanor F. " 10 F - " Attended school
23 25 Whitney, Zebina G. 23 M W Farmer $2000 $1434 Maine -----, Rachel 58 F W Keeping house " -----, Eleanor F. 20 F W At home "
Zebina G WHITNEY 33 Self M M W ME Farmer ME ME Kate S WHITNEY 30 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Herbert WHITNEY 8 Neph M S W ME ME ME Howard E WHITNEY 4 Neph M S W ME ME ME Rachel W WHITNEY 68 Moth F W W ME ME MA
References
- Bridgton, Maine Families
1.^ "James, child born to Jacob Whitney and Abigail, his wife, b. 11 Jan 1809," according to Buxton, Maine, Vital Records.
2.^ "26 April 1832, Mr. James Whitney, Bridgeton, and Miss Rachel W. Holden, Sweden, m. in Sweden by Stephen Sanderson, MG," according to McAllister, Donald L., and Lucille E. Nass, eds., Marriage Returns of Oxford County, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #16 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, c1993).
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