Caleb WhitneyAge: 36 years17401777

Name
Caleb Whitney
Given names
Caleb
Surname
Whitney
Birth June 17, 1740 29 29
Birth of a sisterSarah Whitney
October 23, 1743 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherThaddeus Whitney
July 10, 1747 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMargaret Bacon
October 1, 1750 (Age 10 years)
Death of a fatherCaleb Whitney
before June 11, 1764 (Age 23 years)
Death of a motherHannah Cheney
after May 2, 1765 (Age 24 years)
MarriageElizabeth HydeView this family
March 20, 1766 (Age 25 years)
Shared note: In marriage notices, husband "of Newton" and wife "of Brookline".
Birth of a son
#1
Oliver Whitney
May 9, 1766 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Amaziah Whitney
November 18, 1767 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Whitney
1771 (Age 30 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
Ruth Whitney
May 31, 1773 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Sarah Whitney
June 4, 1774 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Abigail Whitney
September 10, 1775 (Age 35 years)
Death March 24, 1777 (Age 36 years)
Cause of death: Small Pox
LDS baptism

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 15, 1736Newton, Middlesex, MA
11 months
elder sister
3 years
himself
3 years
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
Family with Elizabeth Hyde - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 20, 1766Brookline, Norfolk, MA
2 months
son
18 months
son
6 years
daughter
1 year
daughter
15 months
daughter

  1. Generation 1
    1. Caleb Whitney, son of Caleb Whitney and Hannah Cheney, was born on June 17, 1740 in Newton, Middlesex, MA and died on March 24, 1777 in Newton, Middlesex, MA at the age of 36. He married Elizabeth Hyde, daughter of , on March 20, 1766 in Brookline, Norfolk, MA. She was born on March 27, 1745 in Canterbury, CT and died in March 1785 in Newton, Middlesex, MA at the age of 39.

      Children of Caleb Whitney and Elizabeth Hyde:

      1. Oliver Whitney (1766)
      2. Amaziah Whitney (1767)
      3. Ruth Whitney (1773)
      4. Sarah Whitney (1774)
      5. Abigail Whitney (1775)
  2. Generation 2back to top
    1. Amaziah Whitney, son of Caleb Whitney and Elizabeth Hyde, was born on November 18, 1767 in Newton, Middlesex, MA.

Marriage

In marriage notices, husband "of Newton" and wife "of Brookline".

Shared note

!BIR-MARR: NEHG Register Vol 12 p217.

Died of Small Pox, according to the Newton VR's.

(RLW) His estate was probated 8 Apr 1777 Newton, Middlesex, MA; Elizabeth Whitney, widow, was granted administration on the estate of Caleb Whitney, late of Newton, cordwainer, and posted bond with Moses Whitney of Newton, yeoman, and Jonathan Hide of Brookline, yeoman, as sureties; Est/Pro 31 Mar 1778 Newt/Midd/MA; inventory taken by Elnathan Winchester of Brookline, James Richards and Noah Wiswall, both of Newton, was exhibited by the widow; Est/Pro 7 Dec 1785 Newt/Midd/MA; second administration granted to John King, physician and surgeon, of Newton, who posted bond with Timothy Jackson and Aaron Richardson, gentlemen, both of Newton, as sureties; [SEE SPECULATIVE NOTE ON WIFE'S FORM] Est/Pro 9 Feb 1786 Newt/Midd/MA; inventory taken by Timothy Jackson, Samuel Richardson, gentlemen, and Jeremiah Richardson, yeoman, all of Newton; Est/Pro 5 May 1786 Newt/Midd/MA; second inventory taken by Stephen Dana, Saml. Richardson, and Daniel Richards; Est/Pro 2 May 1792 Newt/Midd/MA; letter from Oliver Whitney of Boston, requesting the estate be given to brother Amaziah Whitney for further distribution, listing children as Oliver (eldest son), Amaziah (second son), Sarah and Abigail.

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