James
Bibber
Mansfield
Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Mansfield II
and Thankful (Bibber) Mansfield
Husband of
Abigail (Brown) Mansfield
— married
1840 [location unknown]
Husband of
Maria A. (Thompson) Mansfield
— married
1890 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 82
in Milbridge, Washington County, Maine, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Mar 2017
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Biography
James Bibber Mansfield was born in Portland, Maine in 1819, the son of Henry and Thankful (Bibber) Mansfield.
He married first to Abigail (Brown) Foster in 1840 (intentions published on August 4, 1840, at Harrington, Maine).[1]
He was a sea captain and trader at Milbridge.
He applied to receive a patent for his invention of a weeding machine in 1888, which was granted 12 Feb 1889. In the application he wrote, "My invention consists in a new and improved machine or implement for cutting the weeds and grass, runners, &c., from among strawberry and other light plants growing in rows."
He married secondly to Maria A. Thompson in 1890.
James died in Milbridge, Maine, in 1902, and was buried there at Evergreen Cemetery.
Sources
- ↑ Colton, Margaret K. A. Margaret Colton's Collection of Records. FamilySearch. Item 6, Harrington, Me. marriages, 1820-1892. FHL #7951105. unpaginated. Image 670 of 2336
See also:
- Google Patents, online database [1], accessed 26 Mar 2017
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6VC-2JT : 9 November 2014), James B Mansfield, Millbridge, Washington, Maine, United States
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMGQ-D5Q : accessed 26 March 2017), James Mansfield, Milbridge town, Washington, Maine, United States
- "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4DX-C4T : 4 December 2014), James B. Mansfield and Maria A. Thompson, 16 Dec 1890; citing Milbridge, Washington, Maine, reference 161; FHL microfilm 11,566.
- Find A Grave [2] accessed 13 December 2015; James Bibber Mansfield, 1902; Burial, Milbridge, Washington, Maine, United States of America, Evergreen Cemetery
- Tibbetts, Leonard & Lamson, Darryl. Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine. Camden, ME, Picton Press, p. 564 [3]
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