Brief Life History of James
When James Guptill was born on 9 June 1788, in United States, his father, Daniel Guptill, was 39 and his mother, Sarah Morrell or Morrill, was 31. He married Elsah Alice True on 12 October 1809, in Limington, Limington, York, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Parsonsfield, York, Maine, United States in 1850. He died on 15 April 1865, in Porter, Oxford, Maine, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Oxford, Maine, United States.
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- James Guptill in household of Sylvester S Harris, "United States Census, 1850"
- James Gubtil, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
- James Guptill, "Find A Grave Index"
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1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
1804 · Whitehead Light
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: altered form of Gubtail, an extinct name of unexplained etymology. The surname Guptill is not found in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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