Josiah WhitneyAge: 50 years1698–1748
- Name
- Josiah Whitney
- Given names
- Josiah
- Surname
- Whitney
| Birth | February 21, 1698 |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Lydia Jones February 3, 1702 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Lydia Jones February 3, 1702 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Jonathan Whitney January 1, 1703 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Jonathan Whitney January 1, 1703 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jonathan Whitney June 16, 1703 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Jonathan Whitney June 16, 1703 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jonathan Whitney June 16, 1703 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Jonathan Whitney June 16, 1703 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Abigail Whitney May 22, 1708 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Abigail Whitney May 22, 1708 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Abigail Whitney May 22, 1708 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Abigail Whitney May 22, 1708 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Hannah Whitney July 11, 1710 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Hannah Whitney July 11, 1710 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary (--?--) July 18, 1710 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a sister | Abigail Whitney November 24, 1711 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Abigail Whitney November 24, 1711 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a sister | Abigail Whitney November 24, 1711 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Abigail Whitney November 24, 1711 (Age 13 years) |
| Marriage of parents | Josiah Whitney — Abigail Martin — View this family November 3, 1713 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a father | Josiah Whitney December 29, 1717 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a father | Josiah Whitney December 29, 1717 (Age 19 years) |
| Marriage | Elizabeth Grant — View this family February 28, 1725 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a mother | Abigail Martin December 6, 1734 (Age 36 years) |
| Christening of a daughter | Elizabeth Whitney July 13, 1735 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth Grant before 1737 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage | Mehitabel Fuller — View this family March 2, 1737 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Peter Whitney April 10, 1738 (Age 40 years) |
| Christening of a son | Phineas Whitney May 11, 1740 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Josiah Whitney May 26, 1740 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Thomas Whitney May 7, 1742 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Miriam Whitney May 31, 1744 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Esther Whitney May 6, 1746 (Age 48 years) |
| Death | November 17, 1748 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Keziah Whitney August 24, 1749 (9 months after death) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Keziah Whitney April 4, 1751 (2 years after death) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Mehitable Whitney July 3, 1755 (6 years after death) |
| Marriage | Lydia Ballard — View this family February 1759 (10 years after death) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Lydia Whitney January 22, 1760 (11 years after death) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Mehitable Whitney July 6, 1761 (12 years after death) |
| Birth of a daughter #11 | Sarah Whitney April 14, 1764 (15 years after death) |
| Birth of a son #12 | Josiah Whitney November 16, 1764 (15 years after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Josiah Whitney Birth: May 19, 1663 29 31 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: December 29, 1717 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA |
| mother |
Abigail Martin Birth: about 1670 — Of Dorchester, Suffolk, MA Death: December 6, 1734 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA |
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Marriage: November 3, 1713 — Dorchester, Suffolk, MA |
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-18 years elder sister |
Mary Whitney Birth: March 5, 1696 Death: |
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2 years himself |
Josiah Whitney Birth: February 21, 1698 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Death: November 17, 1748 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA |
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5 years younger brother |
Jonathan Whitney Birth: June 16, 1703 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Death: April 21, 1768 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA |
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5 years younger sister |
Abigail Whitney Birth: May 22, 1708 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Death: November 24, 1711 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Josiah Whitney Birth: May 19, 1663 29 31 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: December 29, 1717 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA |
| mother |
Mary (--?--) Birth: about 1675 — Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: July 18, 1710 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA |
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Marriage: about 1694 — Poss. Watertown, Middlesex, MA |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Whitney Birth: March 5, 1696 Death: |
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2 years himself |
Josiah Whitney Birth: February 21, 1698 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Death: November 17, 1748 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA |
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5 years younger brother |
Jonathan Whitney Birth: June 16, 1703 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Death: April 21, 1768 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA |
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5 years younger sister |
Abigail Whitney Birth: May 22, 1708 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Death: November 24, 1711 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA |
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2 years younger sister |
Hannah Whitney Birth: July 11, 1710 47 35 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Death: |
| Family with Elizabeth Grant |
| himself |
Josiah Whitney Birth: February 21, 1698 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Death: November 17, 1748 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA |
| wife |
Elizabeth Grant Death: before 1737 — Conn |
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Marriage: February 28, 1725 — Weston, Connecticut |
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10 years daughter |
Elizabeth Whitney Christening: July 13, 1735 37 Death: |
| Family with Mehitabel Fuller |
| himself |
Josiah Whitney Birth: February 21, 1698 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Death: November 17, 1748 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA |
| wife |
Mehitabel Fuller Death: |
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Marriage: March 2, 1737 — |
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3 years son |
Phineas Whitney Christening: May 11, 1740 42 — Baptized Death: |
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-2 years son |
Peter Whitney Birth: April 10, 1738 40 — Willington, Tolland, CT Death: June 19, 1826 — Tunbridge, VT |
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2 years son |
Josiah Whitney Birth: May 26, 1740 42 Death: |
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23 months son |
Thomas Whitney Birth: May 7, 1742 44 Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Miriam Whitney Birth: May 31, 1744 46 Death: |
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23 months daughter |
Esther Whitney Birth: May 6, 1746 48 Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Keziah Whitney Birth: August 24, 1749 51 Death: before 1751 |
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19 months daughter |
Keziah Whitney Birth: April 4, 1751 53 Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Mehitable Whitney Birth: July 3, 1755 57 Death: |
| Family with Lydia Ballard |
| himself |
Josiah Whitney Birth: February 21, 1698 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Death: November 17, 1748 — Wrentham, Norfolk, MA |
| wife |
Lydia Ballard Death: |
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Marriage: February 1759 — |
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1 year daughter |
Lydia Whitney Birth: January 22, 1760 61 Death: |
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17 months daughter |
Mehitable Whitney Birth: July 6, 1761 63 Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Sarah Whitney Birth: April 14, 1764 66 Death: November 1, 1782 |
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7 months son |
Josiah Whitney Birth: November 16, 1764 66 — Willington, Connecticut Death: October 29, 1792 |
- Generation 1
Josiah Whitney, son of Josiah Whitney and Abigail Martin, was born on February 21, 1698 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA and died on November 17, 1748 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA at the age of 50. He married 3 times. The first time he married Elizabeth Grant on February 28, 1725 in Weston, Connecticut. She died before 1737 in Conn. The second time he married Mehitabel Fuller, daughter of , on March 2, 1737. The third time he married Lydia Ballard in February 1759.
Children of Josiah Whitney and Elizabeth Grant:
- Elizabeth Whitney (1735–)
Children of Josiah Whitney and Mehitabel Fuller:
- Phineas Whitney (1740–)
- Peter Whitney (1738–1826)
- Josiah Whitney (1740–)
- Thomas Whitney (1742–)
- Miriam Whitney (1744–)
- Esther Whitney (1746–)
- Keziah Whitney (1749–1751)
- Keziah Whitney (1751–)
- Mehitable Whitney (1755–)
Children of Josiah Whitney and Lydia Ballard:
- Lydia Whitney (1760–)
- Mehitable Whitney (1761–)
- Sarah Whitney (1764–1782)
- Josiah Whitney (1764–1792)
- Generation 2back to top
Peter Whitney, son of Josiah Whitney and Mehitabel Fuller, was born on April 10, 1738 in Willington, Tolland, CT and died on June 19, 1826 in Tunbridge, VT at the age of 88. He married Mercy Case, daughter of , on April 21, 1763 in Willington, Tolland, CT. She was born on August 3, 1745 in Tolland, CT and died on April 19, 1819 in Tunbridge, VT at the age of 73.
Children of Peter Whitney and Mercy Case:
- Molly Whitney (1764–1783)
- Jonathan Whitney (1766–1853)
- Lois Whitney (1768–)
- Thomas Whitney (1770–)
- Rebecca Whitney (1773–)
- Anna Whitney (1774–1853)
- Peter Whitney (1776–1838)
- Esther Whitney (1778–)
- Lydia Whitney (1781–)
- Marcy Whitney (1784–)
- Molly Whitney (1784–)
Josiah Whitney, son of Josiah Whitney and Lydia Ballard, was born on November 16, 1764 in Willington, Connecticut and died on October 29, 1792 at the age of 27. He married Mary Loomis on November 26, 1783 in East Windsor, Connecticut. She died on January 14, 1859 in Rootsville, Ohio.
Children of Josiah Whitney and Mary Loomis:
- Sarah Whitney (1785–)
- Mary Whitney (1787–)
- Indiana Whitney (1789–)
- Josiah Whitney (1791–1869)
- Generation 3back to top
Jonathan Whitney, son of Peter Whitney and Mercy Case, was born on February 20, 1766 in Willington, Tolland, CT and died on April 12, 1853 in Tunbridge, VT at the age of 87. He married 3 times. The first time he married Eunice Storey on December 15, 1796 in Tunbridge, (Randolph?), VT. She was born on November 4, 1779 and died on September 9, 1804 in Probably Royalton, VT at the age of 24. The second time he married Dora Marsh on January 2, 1806 in Hartford, VT. She was born about 1780 in Of Hartford, VT and died on September 25, 1806. The third time he married Zilpha Holt on March 17, 1808 in Hartford, VT. She was born about 1785.
Children of Jonathan Whitney and Eunice Storey:
- Zabad Whitney (1797–1830)
- Zebina Whitney (1799–1890)
- Polly Whitney (1801–1848)
- Roswell Whitney (1803–1815)
Children of Jonathan Whitney and Zilpha Holt:
- Rebecca Whitney (1811–)
- Laura Fiske Whitney (1813–)
- Roswell Whitney (1815–)
- Albert Gallatin Whitney (1817–)
- James Monroe Whitney (1821–)
Anna Whitney, daughter of Peter Whitney and Mercy Case, was born on September 12, 1774 in Willington, Tolland, CT and died on March 9, 1853 at the age of 78. She married Mr. Preston. He was born about 1770.
Josiah Whitney, son of Josiah Whitney and Mary Loomis, was born on May 1, 1791 in East Granville, Massachusetts and died on October 7, 1869 in Rootstown, Ohio at the age of 78. He married Almira Ellsworth on May 28, 1818. She was born on June 7, 1803 and died on January 14, 1884 at the age of 80.
Children of Josiah Whitney and Almira Ellsworth:
- Flavel J. Whitney (1819–)
- Albert R. Whitney (1821–1852)
- Lucius E. Whitney (1822–)
- Jonas E. Whitney (1825–)
- Artemitia A. Whitney (1828–)
- Charles M. Whitney (1835–)
- Mary Dolly Whitney (1840–)
| Shared note | A deed was given from Josiah Whitney Senior to Josiah Whitney Junior, dated 12 Mar 1736. Note that Josiah m. Mehitabel Fuller 2 Mar 1737. The deed was witnessed by Thomas Fuller and his wife, Mehitabel (Herring), who signed her mark. Thomas Fuller is the brother of Daniel, who was the pastor of the Congregational Church in Willington from 1728 to 1758. The deed is marked as Recorded 13 Dec 1744 - [source, George Parker - [email protected]] Provided by: Allan Green [email protected] |