Gershom WhitneyAge: 62 years1729–1791
- Name
- Gershom Whitney
- Given names
- Gershom
- Surname
- Whitney
| Birth | about 1729 41 40 |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Whitney October 27, 1732 (Age 3 years) |
| Marriage | Sarah Wood — View this family March 21, 1751 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Sarah Whitney March 2, 1752 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ezekiel Whitney May 1753 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a child #2 | (--?--) Whitney after February 5, 1754 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a child | (--?--) Whitney before May 6, 1754 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Gershom Whitney February 4, 1757 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Josiah Whitney June 23, 1760 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Hezekiah Whitney November 4, 1762 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Hannah Whitney August 20, 1765 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Ezekiel Whitney about 1767 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah Wood January 12, 1770 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a father | Joshua Whitney June 16, 1771 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage | Bathsheba Thayer — View this family November 19, 1771 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jonathan Flagg — Sarah Whitney — View this family May 15, 1772 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a mother | Hannah Rockwood August 8, 1772 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Polly Whitney about 1775 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sarah Whitney October 3, 1777 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a son | Gershom Whitney between November 20, 1777 and November 30, 1777 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a son | Ezekiel Whitney September 2, 1778 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Mercy Whitney May 22, 1780 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Eli Gilbert — Hannah Whitney — View this family February 15, 1781 (Age 52 years) |
| Death | before July 27, 1791 (Age 62 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joshua Whitney Birth: September 21, 1687 44 40 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA Death: June 16, 1771 — Ware, Hampshire, MA |
| mother |
Hannah Rockwood Birth: about 1689 — Of Medfield, Norfolk, MA Death: August 8, 1772 — Ware, Hampshire, MA |
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Marriage: November 26, 1709 — Medfield, Norfolk, MA |
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11 months elder sister |
Hannah Whitney Birth: October 12, 1710 23 21 — Medfield, Norfolk, MA Death: |
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2 years elder brother |
Joshua Whitney Birth: after November 12, 1712 25 23 — Medfield, Norfolk, MA Death: |
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4 years elder brother |
Ezekiel Whitney Birth: August 29, 1716 28 27 — Mendon, Worcester, MA Death: May 1753 — Sutton, Worcester, MA |
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4 years elder sister |
Bethia Whitney Birth: September 29, 1720 33 31 — Mendon, Worcester, MA Death: before February 1727 — Mendon, Worcester, MA |
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6 years elder sister |
Bethia Whitney Birth: February 24, 1727 39 38 — Mendon, Worcester, MA Death: |
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3 years himself |
Gershom Whitney Birth: about 1729 41 40 — Prob. Mendon/Uxbridge, MA Death: before July 27, 1791 — Weathersfield, Windsor, VT |
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4 years younger sister |
Mary Whitney Birth: October 27, 1732 45 43 — Uxbridge, Worcester, MA Death: |
| Family with Sarah Wood |
| himself |
Gershom Whitney Birth: about 1729 41 40 — Prob. Mendon/Uxbridge, MA Death: before July 27, 1791 — Weathersfield, Windsor, VT |
| wife |
Sarah Wood Birth: September 6, 1732 — Mendon, Worcester, MA Death: January 12, 1770 — Ware, Hampshire, MA |
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Marriage: March 21, 1751 — Mendon, Worcester, MA |
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11 months daughter |
Sarah Whitney Birth: March 2, 1752 23 19 — Woodstock, Windham, CT Death: October 3, 1777 — Upton, Worcester, MA |
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23 months child |
(--?--) Whitney Birth: after February 5, 1754 25 21 Death: before May 6, 1754 — Upton, Worcester, MA |
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3 years son |
Gershom Whitney Birth: February 4, 1757 28 24 — Palmer, Hampden, MA Death: between November 20, 1777 and November 30, 1777 — Valley Forge, Chester, PA |
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3 years son |
Josiah Whitney Birth: June 23, 1760 31 27 — Palmer, Hampden, MA Death: before November 10, 1792 |
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2 years son |
Hezekiah Whitney Birth: November 4, 1762 33 30 — Palmer, Hampden, MA Death: before November 10, 1792 |
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3 years daughter |
Hannah Whitney Birth: August 20, 1765 36 32 — Palmer, Hampden, MA Death: |
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2 years son |
Ezekiel Whitney Birth: about 1767 38 34 Death: September 2, 1778 — Upton, Worcester, MA |
| Family with Bathsheba Thayer |
| himself |
Gershom Whitney Birth: about 1729 41 40 — Prob. Mendon/Uxbridge, MA Death: before July 27, 1791 — Weathersfield, Windsor, VT |
| wife |
Bathsheba Thayer Birth: November 16, 1738 — Bellingham, Norfolk, MA Death: after 1791 |
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Marriage: November 19, 1771 — Ware, Hampshire, MA |
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4 years daughter |
Polly Whitney Birth: about 1775 46 36 Death: after November 10, 1792 |
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5 years daughter |
Mercy Whitney Birth: May 22, 1780 51 41 — Brookfield, Worcester, MA Burial: Harford, PA |
| … … + Bathsheba Thayer |
| wife |
Bathsheba Thayer Birth: November 16, 1738 — Bellingham, Norfolk, MA Death: after 1791 |
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Marriage: May 8, 1760 — Uxbridge, Worcester, MA |
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| wife |
Bathsheba Thayer Birth: November 16, 1738 — Bellingham, Norfolk, MA Death: after 1791 |
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Marriage: after 1791 — |
- Generation 1
Gershom Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Hannah Rockwood, was born about 1729 in Prob. Mendon/Uxbridge, MA and died before July 27, 1791 in Weathersfield, Windsor, VT. He married 2 times. The first time he married Sarah Wood on March 21, 1751 in Mendon, Worcester, MA. She was born on September 6, 1732 in Mendon, Worcester, MA and died on January 12, 1770 in Ware, Hampshire, MA at the age of 37. The second time he married Bathsheba Thayer, daughter of , on November 19, 1771 in Ware, Hampshire, MA. She was born on November 16, 1738 in Bellingham, Norfolk, MA and died after 1791.
Children of Gershom Whitney and Sarah Wood:
- Sarah Whitney (1752–1777)
- (--?--) Whitney (1754–1754)
- Gershom Whitney (1757–1777)
- Josiah Whitney (1760–1792)
- Hezekiah Whitney (1762–1792)
- Hannah Whitney (1765–)
- Ezekiel Whitney (1767–1778)
Children of Gershom Whitney and Bathsheba Thayer:
- Polly Whitney (1775–1792)
- Mercy Whitney (1780–)
- Generation 2back to top
Sarah Whitney, daughter of Gershom Whitney and Sarah Wood, was born on March 2, 1752 in Woodstock, Windham, CT and died on October 3, 1777 in Upton, Worcester, MA at the age of 25. She married Jonathan Flagg on May 15, 1772 in Upton, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1750 in Of Upton, Worcester, MA.
Hannah Whitney, daughter of Gershom Whitney and Sarah Wood, was born on August 20, 1765 in Palmer, Hampden, MA. She married Eli Gilbert on February 15, 1781 in Brookfield, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1760 in Of Brookfield, Worcester, MA.
Mercy Whitney, daughter of Gershom Whitney and Bathsheba Thayer, was born on May 22, 1780 in Brookfield, Worcester, MA and was buried in Harford, PA. She married Amos Ball on June 16, 1799 in Weathersfield, Windsor, VT. He was born about 1775.
| Shared note | Of Woodstock, CT; Ware, Hampshire, MA; Weathersfield, Windsor, VT. His estate was probated 27 Jul 1791, Weathersfield, Windsor, VT; Bathsheba Whitney of Weathersfield, administratrix of the estate of Gershom Whitney, deceased, late of Wethersfield, signed bond with Oliver Kidder as surety; his estate probated 2 Aug 1791, W., W., VT; the inventory of Gershom Whitney was taken by Thomas Prentice, Oliver Kidder, and Asa Sterne, totalling L65-11s-9d; it included clothing a set of shoemaker's tools, a set of tinker's tools, furniture, farm supplies, domestic stock, and real estate consisting of a house and barn and 18 acres of land, being lot no. 25 and part of lot no. 26 in the first division, worth L28; 2 Aug 1791, Thomas Prentice, Oliver Kidder and Asa Sterne were appointed a commission to examine claims of creditors; 16 Aug 1792, W., W., VT; the commissioners made their report, finding debts of L15-14s-6d, administratrix's claim of L6-1s-0d, and balance to distribute L43-16s-3d; 10 Nov 1792, etc., distribution was made by the commission, first to the widow Bathsheba Whitney, for her dower rights, and then to the following heirs: to Hannah Gilbert, L6-16s-2d, which is all for her, as she already took more than her share; to Sarah Flagg, L11s-6d; to Polly Whitney, 11s; to Marcy Whitney, 11s-6d; and the last three to divide the balance of the real estate, which amounts to L6-16s-0d, and also 1/6 of the barn. He and Sarah Wood resided on 5 Feb 1754 Upton, Worcester, MA; the selectmen of Upton warned out Gershom Whitney, wife Sarah, and daughter Sarah [not mentioning the other children]. He and Sarah Wood resided on 6 May 1754 Uxbridge, Worcester, MA; the selectmen of Uxbridge warned out Gershom Whitney, wife Sarah, and children, who were living with James Wood [thus implying at least two children, Sarah and one other]. Provided by: Allan Green [email protected] |