Phinehas WhitneyAge: 79 years17401819

Name
Phinehas Whitney
Given names
Phinehas
Surname
Whitney
Name prefix
Rev.
Birth April 23, 1740 33 23
Death of a motherHannah Harrington
April 30, 1740 (Age 7 days)
Christening May 11, 1740 (Age 18 days)
Marriage of a parentWilliam WhitneyMary ChadwickView this family
March 30, 1742 (Age 23 months)
Shared note: Marriage banns published 14 Mar 1741/2 in Weston; both of Weston;
Birth of a half-sisterMary Whitney
December 12, 1742 (Age 2 years)
Christening of a half-sisterMary Whitney
December 15, 1742 (Age 2 years)
Death of a half-sisterMary Whitney
March 30, 1743 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMary Whitney
March 6, 1744 (Age 3 years)
Christening of a half-sisterMary Whitney
March 18, 1744 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a half-sisterSarah Whitney
September 6, 1746 (Age 6 years)
Christening of a half-sisterSarah Whitney
September 21, 1746 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a half-brotherNathaniel Whitney
May 1, 1748 (Age 8 years)
Christening of a half-brotherNathaniel Whitney
May 18, 1748 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJoel Whitney
December 22, 1749 (Age 9 years)
Christening of a half-brotherJoel Whitney
December 24, 1749 (Age 9 years)
Death of a half-brotherJoel Whitney
February 20, 1750 (Age 9 years)
Death of a half-brotherNathaniel Whitney
October 10, 1751 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a half-sisterSusanna Whitney
December 23, 1751 (Age 11 years)
Christening of a half-sisterSusanna Whitney
February 19, 1752 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a half-sisterAbigail Whitney
December 30, 1753 (Age 13 years)
Christening of a half-sisterAbigail Whitney
January 27, 1754 (Age 13 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam WhitneyMaragret GatesView this family
August 12, 1756 (Age 16 years)
Shared note: Marriage banns published 16 Jul 1756; both of Weston; married above date by Rev. Samuel Woodward.
Death of a paternal grandmotherMartha Pierce
September 15, 1759 (Age 19 years)
MarriageMiriam WillardView this family
April 28, 1762 (Age 22 years)
Shared note: Intent published in Weston 25 Mar 1762, and in Harvard 27 Mar 1762.
Marriage of a parentWilliam WhitneyMrs. Sarah DavisView this family
February 1, 1763 (Age 22 years)
Shared note: Intent published in Weston 14 Jan 1763.
Death of a wifeMiriam Willard
March 20, 1769 (Age 28 years)
MarriageLydia BowesView this family
May 3, 1770 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Whitney
March 19, 1771 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Nicholas Bowes Whitney
March 21, 1772 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Lydia Whitney
September 8, 1773 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Elizabeth Whitney
November 8, 1775 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#5
William Whitney
October 30, 1778 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Rebecca Cooke Whitney
September 2, 1781 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Phinehas Sullivan Whitney
July 6, 1785 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Sarah Whitney
December 19, 1787 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Clarissa Whitney
December 2, 1790 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Charles Whitney
January 2, 1794 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childThomas WhitneyView this family
July 7, 1799 (Age 59 years)

Marriage of a childNicholas Bowes WhitneyView this family
November 13, 1800 (Age 60 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam WhitneyView this family
March 29, 1802 (Age 61 years)
Death of a wifeLydia Bowes
October 11, 1805 (Age 65 years)
MarriageJane GarfieldView this family
March 8, 1809 (Age 68 years)
Shared note: Intent published in Shirley 19 Feb 1809.
Death of a brotherWilliam Whitney
July 10, 1817 (Age 77 years)
Death December 13, 1819 (Age 79 years)
LDS baptism

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 10, 1735Sudbury, Middlesex, MA
7 months
elder brother
22 months
elder sister
2 years
himself
Father’s family with Mary Chadwick - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: March 30, 1742Weston, Middlesex, MA
8 months
half-sister
Mary Whitney
Birth: December 12, 1742 35 29Weston, Middlesex, MA
Death: March 30, 1743Weston, Middlesex, MA
15 months
half-sister
3 years
half-sister
20 months
half-brother
Nathaniel Whitney
Birth: May 1, 1748 41 34Weston, Middlesex, MA
Death: October 10, 1751Weston, Middlesex, MA
20 months
half-brother
Joel Whitney
Birth: December 22, 1749 42 36Weston, Middlesex, MA
Death: February 20, 1750Weston, Middlesex, MA
2 years
half-sister
2 years
half-sister
Father’s family with Maragret Gates - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: August 12, 1756Weston, Middlesex, MA
Father’s family with Mrs. Sarah Davis - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: February 1, 1763Brookline, Norfolk, MA
Family with Lydia Bowes - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: May 3, 1770Shirley, Middlesex, MA
11 months
son
Thomas Whitney
Birth: March 19, 1771 30 21Shirley, Middlesex, MA
Death: January 14, 1844Shirley, Middlesex, MA
1 year
son
18 months
daughter
2 years
daughter
3 years
son
3 years
daughter
4 years
son
2 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
3 years
son
Family with Miriam Willard - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: April 28, 1762Weston, Middlesex, MA
Family with Jane Garfield - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 8, 1809Shirley, Middlesex, MA

  1. Generation 1
    1. Phinehas Whitney, son of William Whitney and Hannah Harrington, was born on April 23, 1740 in Weston, Middlesex, MA and died on December 13, 1819 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA at the age of 79. He married 3 times. The first time he married Lydia Bowes on May 3, 1770 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA. She was born on December 17, 1749 in Of Groton, MA and died on October 11, 1805 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA at the age of 55. The second time he married Miriam Willard on April 28, 1762 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. She was born in 1742 in Of Harvard, Worcester, MA and died on March 20, 1769 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA at the age of 27. The third time he married Jane Garfield on March 8, 1809 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA. She was born in Of Fitchburg, MA and died on March 4, 1824.

      Children of Phinehas Whitney and Lydia Bowes:

      1. Thomas Whitney (17711844)
      2. Nicholas Bowes Whitney (1772)
      3. Lydia Whitney (1773)
      4. Elizabeth Whitney (1775)
      5. William Whitney (1778)
      6. Rebecca Cooke Whitney (1781)
      7. Phinehas Sullivan Whitney (1785)
      8. Sarah Whitney (1787)
      9. Clarissa Whitney (1790)
      10. Charles Whitney (1794)
  2. Generation 2back to top
    1. Thomas Whitney, son of Phinehas Whitney and Lydia Bowes, was born on March 19, 1771 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA and died on January 14, 1844 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA at the age of 72.

    2. Nicholas Bowes Whitney, son of Phinehas Whitney and Lydia Bowes, was born on March 21, 1772 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA.

    3. William Whitney, son of Phinehas Whitney and Lydia Bowes, was born on October 30, 1778 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA.

Marriage

Intent published in Weston 25 Mar 1762, and in Harvard 27 Mar 1762.

Marriage

Intent published in Shirley 19 Feb 1809.

Shared note

His mother was deceased (died 30 April) by the time he was baptised, probably from complications in the birth.

Est. Pro. 20 Dec 1819, Shirley, Middlesex, MA; will of Phinehas Whitney, clerk (cleric?), lodged; Est. Pro. 30 Dec 1819, Shir/Mid/MA; inventory taken by Nathl. Holden, Stephen Longley, and Nathl. Livermore, amounting to $4921.50. Will written 17 Jan 1812, Shirley, Middlesex, MA; son Thomas Whitney, executor; wife Jane Whitney; daughter Sarah Whitney; daughter Clarissa Whitney; son Nicholas Bowes Whitney; son William Whitney; son Phinehas Sullivan Whitney; son Charles Whitney; daughter Lydia Watson; daughter Elizabeth Parker, wife of Amos Parker; daughter Rebecca Cooke; their aunt Mary Bowes; Miriam, wife of William B. Meriam; witnesses, Stephen Barrett, David Livermore, and Artemas Longley.

From GenServ submitter Gilbert Payson ([email protected]) "Harvard class of 1759, Minister of Shirley for 57 years." Educated in 1759, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA. He was admitted to the church, Nov. 23, 1760 (Weston VR, p. 475) - dismissed to Shirley (same source). He was an ordained Minister.

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