Family:Whitney, James (c1853-1935)

James⁸ Whitney (John⁷, Samuel⁶, Ebenezer⁵, Samuel⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of John⁷ and Elizabeth (Bouchart) Whitney, was born about 1853, Whitney, NB, and died 8 Oct 1935 in Whitney, NB.

He married, 7 Nov 1878, Newcastle, NB, Hannah Jane McAuley, daughter of John Angus and Mary Maria (Curtis) McAuley. She was born 9 Jun 1852, Whitneyville, NB, and died 17 Sep 1944.

He moved to USA with children.

Children of James⁸ and Hannah Jane (McAuley) Whitney:

i.	Byron Harvey9 Whitney, b. 29 Jun 1879, Whitneyville, NB; d. aft. 1930, then unmarried; m. 12 Nov 1907, Bangor, ME, Blanche E. Hatch; res. ME; was an accountant.
ii.	Ethel Grace Whitney, b. ca. 1883, Whitney, NB; d. Sep 1873, Bangor, ME; m.(1) 16 Apr 1902, Houlton, ME, William Emerson; m.(2) bef. 1911, Henry Albert Copp.
iii.	James Arthur Whitney, b. 6 Oct 1890, Whitney, NB; d. 28 Sep 1962, Orange Co., CA; m. 5 Sep 1917, ME, Dorcas Russell Hoyt.
iv.	Bertha C. Whitney, b. 29 May 1894, Whitney, NB; m. 23 Apr 1918, Houlton, ME, Roswell Delmont Emerson; res. Island Falls, ME.
v.	Hubert Earl Whitney, b. ca. 1898, Whitney, NB; d. 18 Nov 1974, Orrington, ME; unmarried.

Census

• 1881, Northesk, Northumberland Co., NB:

197 James WHITNEY M Male English 27 New Brunswick Farmer Baptist Hannah J. WHITNEY M Female English 27 New Brunswick Baptist Byron H. WHITNEY Male English 1 New Brunswick Baptist

• 1891, North Esk, Northumberland Co., NB:

James Whitney 37 M Married, b. NB, C. Baptist Hannah Whitney 37 F Married Arthur Whitney 6m M Single

• 1901, North Esk, Northumberland Co., NB

James Whitney Head M 47 NB Baptist Jane Whitney Wife F 48 NB Arthur Whitney Son M 10 NB Bertha Whitney Daug F 7 NB Hubert Whitney Son M 6 NB

• 1930, 5 Bowdoin St., Bangor, Penobscot Co., ME:

97 110 Whitney, Hannah J. Head F W 76 mar25 Canada Eng Scotland Canada Eng None -----, Byron H. Son M W 50 sgl Canada Eng Canada Eng Canada Eng Field auditor paper mill -----, Hubert E. Son M W 35 sgl Canada Eng Canada Eng Canada Eng Sheet metal worker own shop Patten, Rachel M. Srvt F W 22 sgl Maine Maine Maine Servant private family

• 1940, 5 Bowdoin St., Bangor, Penobscot Co., ME:

213 Whitney, Hannah J. Head F W 88 wid Canada Eng ----- -----, Hubert E. Son M W 42 sgl Canada Eng Shirt mill worker Woodbury, Jane Hkpr F W 50 sgl Maine Housekeeper

References

• A report on the descendants of Ebenezer Whitney of New Brunswick.

• Census records.

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