Silas Whitney 1752–1798 – The Haley, Lawrence, Saunders and Cotter Family trees

Silas WhitneyAge: 46 years1752–1798

Name: Silas Whitney

Given names: Silas

Surname: Whitney

Name prefix: (Capt.)

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Birth	October 20, 1752 33 32 Westminster, Worcester, MA
Birth of a sister	Martha Whitney November 26, 1755 (Age 3 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
Death of a sister	Martha Whitney November 26, 1755 (Age 3 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
Birth of a brother	Elisha Whitney July 2, 1757 (Age 4 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
Birth of a brother	Alpheus Whitney February 25, 1759 (Age 6 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
Death of a paternal grandmother	Martha Pierce September 15, 1759 (Age 6 years) Weston, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a brother	Phinehas Whitney January 16, 1761 (Age 8 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
Birth of a brother	Hananiah Whitney December 18, 1762 (Age 10 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
Birth of a sister	Martha Whitney September 18, 1764 (Age 11 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
Birth of a sister	Susanna Whitney February 9, 1767 (Age 14 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
Death of a brother	Achsah Whitney May 14, 1772 (Age 19 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
Marriage	Sarah Withington — View this family January 27, 1774 (Age 21 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
Birth of a daughter #1	Susannah Whitney September 29, 1776 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son #2	Silas Whitney October 1, 1779 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter #3	Sarah Whitney July 1, 1781 (Age 28 years)
Death of a father	Samuel Whitney January 1, 1782 (Age 29 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
Death of a mother	Abigail Fletcher after 1782 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son #4	Samuel Whitney May 20, 1783 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son #5	William Whitney August 5, 1785 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son #6	Ohio Whitney March 22, 1789 (Age 36 years) Of Ashburnham, Worcester, MA
Birth of a daughter #7	Abigail Whitney May 15, 1791 (Age 38 years) Of Ashburnham, Worcester, MA
Birth of a daughter #8	Nancy Whitney November 19, 1794 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a child	Susannah Whitney — View this family April 14, 1797 (Age 44 years) Ashburnham, Worcester, MA
Death	November 14, 1798 (Age 46 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Abigail Fletcher Abigail Whitney Mary Whitney Samuel Whitney Abner Whitney Achsah Whitney Silas Whitney Martha Whitney Elisha Whitney Alpheus Whitney Phinehas Whitney Hananiah Whitney Martha Whitney Susanna Whitney Samuel Whitney Birth: May 23, 1719 36 37 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: January 1, 1782 — Westminster, Worcester, MA
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel Whitney Abigail Whitney Mary Whitney Samuel Whitney Abner Whitney Achsah Whitney Silas Whitney Martha Whitney Elisha Whitney Alpheus Whitney Phinehas Whitney Hananiah Whitney Martha Whitney Susanna Whitney Abigail Fletcher Birth: about 1720 — Of Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: after 1782
	Marriage: October 20, 1741 — Weston, Middlesex, MA
10 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Abigail Whitney Birth: August 27, 1742 23 22 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death:
21 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elijah Gibbs Mary Whitney Birth: May 29, 1744 25 24 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death:
20 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thankful Wilder Smyrna Whitney Samuel Whitney Birth: February 11, 1746 26 26 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death: June 8, 1812 — Westminster, Worcester, MA
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Glazier Oliver Whitney John Whitney Levi Whitney Family with spouse Levina (Glazier) Ward Jonas Ward Whitney Joseph Glazier Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Dolley Whitney Abel Whitney Emily S. Whitney Levinah Whitney Abner Whitney Birth: May 18, 1748 28 28 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: September 1811 — Weston, Middlesex, MA
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Achsah Whitney Birth: September 30, 1750 31 30 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death: May 14, 1772 — Westminster, Worcester, MA
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Withington Susannah Whitney Silas Whitney Sarah Whitney Samuel Whitney William Whitney Ohio Whitney Abigail Whitney Nancy Whitney Silas Whitney Birth: October 20, 1752 33 32 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death: November 14, 1798 — Westminster, Worcester, MA
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Martha Whitney Birth: November 26, 1755 36 35 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death: November 26, 1755 — Westminster, Worcester, MA
19 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eunice Seaver Orpha Whitney Joseph Whitney Sarah Whitney Tryphena Whitney Tryphosa Whitney Norman Sever Whitney Elisha Whitney Birth: July 2, 1757 38 37 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death:
20 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Esther Hartwell Alpheus Whitney Birth: February 25, 1759 39 39 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death: March 7, 1821 — Westminster, Worcester, MA
23 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Rand Lydia Whitney Bettsa Whitney Nancy Whitney John Whitney Thomas Whitney Evelina Whitney Phinehas Whitney Birth: January 16, 1761 41 41 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death: after 1831 — VT
23 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Azubah Keyes Moses Whitney Hananiah Whitney Alpheus B. Whitney Azubah B. Whitney Artemus B. Whitney Bernia (Barsina) Whitney Esther B. Whitney Silas Stacy Whitney Levi Pilsbury Whitney Samuel Austin Whitney Abigail Fletcher Whitney Hananiah Whitney Birth: December 18, 1762 43 42 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death: 1835
21 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Seaver Family with spouse Isaac Seaver Martha Whitney Birth: September 18, 1764 45 44 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death:
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Susanna Whitney Birth: February 9, 1767 47 47 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death:

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Withington Susannah Whitney Silas Whitney Sarah Whitney Samuel Whitney William Whitney Ohio Whitney Abigail Whitney Nancy Whitney Silas Whitney Birth: October 20, 1752 33 32 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death: November 14, 1798 — Westminster, Worcester, MA
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Silas Whitney Susannah Whitney Silas Whitney Sarah Whitney Samuel Whitney William Whitney Ohio Whitney Abigail Whitney Nancy Whitney Sarah Withington Birth: 1753 — Stow, Massachusetts Death: January 12, 1820 — Ashburnham, Worcester, MA
	Marriage: January 27, 1774 — Westminster, Worcester, MA
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Susannah Whitney Birth: September 29, 1776 23 23 Death:
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Silas Whitney Birth: October 1, 1779 26 26 Death: September 4, 1846 — Ashburnham, Worcester, MA
21 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Whitney Birth: July 1, 1781 28 28 Death: June 14, 1820
23 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel Whitney Birth: May 20, 1783 30 30 Death: May 9, 1837
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse William Whitney Birth: August 5, 1785 32 32 Death: July 22, 1852
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse Ohio Whitney Birth: March 22, 1789 36 36 — Of Ashburnham, Worcester, MA Death: May 23, 1870
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Abigail Whitney Birth: May 15, 1791 38 38 — Of Ashburnham, Worcester, MA Death: January 24, 1869
4 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nancy Whitney Birth: November 19, 1794 42 41 Death: January 21, 1871

Generation 1
1. Silas Whitney, son of Samuel Whitney and Abigail Fletcher, was born on October 20, 1752 in Westminster, Worcester, MA and died on November 14, 1798 in Westminster, Worcester, MA at the age of 46. He married Sarah Withington, daughter of , on January 27, 1774 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. She was born in 1753 in Stow, Massachusetts and died on January 12, 1820 in Ashburnham, Worcester, MA at the age of 67.
  Children of Silas Whitney and Sarah Withington:
  1. Susannah Whitney (1776–)
  2. Silas Whitney (1779–1846)
  3. Sarah Whitney (1781–1820)
  4. Samuel Whitney (1783–1837)
  5. William Whitney (1785–1852)
  6. Ohio Whitney (1789–1870)
  7. Abigail Whitney (1791–1869)
  8. Nancy Whitney (1794–1871)
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1. Susannah Whitney, daughter of Silas Whitney and Sarah Withington, was born on September 29, 1776.
2. Silas Whitney, son of Silas Whitney and Sarah Withington, was born on October 1, 1779 and died on September 4, 1846 in Ashburnham, Worcester, MA at the age of 66.
3. Sarah Whitney, daughter of Silas Whitney and Sarah Withington, was born on July 1, 1781 and died on June 14, 1820 at the age of 38.
4. Samuel Whitney, son of Silas Whitney and Sarah Withington, was born on May 20, 1783 and died on May 9, 1837 at the age of 53.
5. William Whitney, son of Silas Whitney and Sarah Withington, was born on August 5, 1785 and died on July 22, 1852 at the age of 66.
6. Ohio Whitney, son of Silas Whitney and Sarah Withington, was born on March 22, 1789 in Of Ashburnham, Worcester, MA and died on May 23, 1870 at the age of 81.
7. Abigail Whitney, daughter of Silas Whitney and Sarah Withington, was born on May 15, 1791 in Of Ashburnham, Worcester, MA and died on January 24, 1869 at the age of 77.
8. Nancy Whitney, daughter of Silas Whitney and Sarah Withington, was born on November 19, 1794 and died on January 21, 1871 at the age of 76.

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Shared note	Notes in Ashburnham VR's: (a. 46, G. S. 1) suddenly after a few days of complaining, tho not confined. He was sitting in a chair leaning on a table sunk down and almost immediately expired, a. about 50. C. R. Provided by: Allan Green [email protected]

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father Parents William Whitney Martha Pierce	Samuel Whitney 1719–1782
mother Parents (unknown)	Abigail Fletcher 1720–1782
elder sister Family (none)	Abigail Whitney 1742–
elder sister Family Elijah Gibbs	Mary Whitney 1744–
elder brother Family Thankful Wilder Smyrna Whitney	Samuel Whitney 1746–1812
elder brother Family Elizabeth Glazier Oliver Whitney John Whitney Levi Whitney Levina (Glazier) Ward Jonas Ward Whitney Joseph Glazier Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Dolley Whitney Abel Whitney Emily S. Whitney Levinah Whitney	Abner Whitney 1748–1811
elder brother Family (none)	Achsah Whitney 1750–1772
himself Family Sarah Withington Susannah Whitney Silas Whitney Sarah Whitney Samuel Whitney William Whitney Ohio Whitney Abigail Whitney Nancy Whitney	Silas Whitney 1752–1798
younger sister Family (none)	Martha Whitney 1755–1755
younger brother Family Eunice Seaver Orpha Whitney Joseph Whitney Sarah Whitney Tryphena Whitney Tryphosa Whitney Norman Sever Whitney	Elisha Whitney 1757–
younger brother Family Esther Hartwell	Alpheus Whitney 1759–1821
younger brother Family Elizabeth Rand Lydia Whitney Bettsa Whitney Nancy Whitney John Whitney Thomas Whitney Evelina Whitney	Phinehas Whitney 1761–1831
younger brother Family Azubah Keyes Moses Whitney Hananiah Whitney Alpheus B. Whitney Azubah B. Whitney Artemus B. Whitney Bernia (Barsina) Whitney Esther B. Whitney Silas Stacy Whitney Levi Pilsbury Whitney Samuel Austin Whitney Abigail Fletcher Whitney	Hananiah Whitney 1762–1835
younger sister Family Benjamin Seaver Isaac Seaver	Martha Whitney 1764–
younger sister Family (none)	Susanna Whitney 1767–
Family with Sarah Withington
himself Parents Samuel Whitney Abigail Fletcher	Silas Whitney 1752–1798
wife Parents (unknown)	Sarah Withington 1753–1820
daughter Family (unknown)	Susannah Whitney 1776–
son Family (unknown)	Silas Whitney 1779–1846
daughter Family (unknown)	Sarah Whitney 1781–1820
son Family (unknown)	Samuel Whitney 1783–1837
son Family (unknown) (unknown)	William Whitney 1785–1852
son Family (unknown) (unknown)	Ohio Whitney 1789–1870
daughter Family (unknown)	Abigail Whitney 1791–1869
daughter Family (unknown)	Nancy Whitney 1794–1871

Silas WhitneyAge: 46 years1752–1798

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