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Jonas WhitneyAge: 45 years1733–1778

Name: Jonas Whitney

Given names: Jonas

Surname: Whitney

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Birth	June 25, 1733 36 37 Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a brother	Jonathan Whitney February 10, 1735 (Age 19 months) Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Death of a paternal grandfather	Benjamin Whitney 1736 (Age 2 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death of a father	David Whitney December 18, 1738 (Age 5 years) Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Death of a mother	Rebecca Fillebrown before March 12, 1749 (Age 15 years) Prob. Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Death of a brother	Jonathan Whitney April 9, 1757 (Age 23 years) Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Death of a sister	Ruth Whitney April 23, 1757 (Age 23 years) Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Marriage	Sarah Whittemore — View this family September 27, 1757 (Age 24 years) Lexington, Middlesex, MA Shared note: Jonas, of Narragansett No. 2, and Sarah Wetmore of Lexington, int. 20 Aug 1757.
Birth of a son #1	Jonas Whitney March 10, 1761 (Age 27 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
Birth of a daughter #2	Ruhamah Whitney April 11, 1763 (Age 29 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
Death of a brother	David Whitney after November 7, 1764 (Age 31 years) Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Burial of a brother	David Whitney before August 26, 1765 (Age 32 years) Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #3	Joel Whitney September 13, 1765 (Age 32 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
Death of a paternal grandmother	Abigail Hagar 1767 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son #4	Joseph Whitney April 21, 1768 (Age 34 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
Birth of a son #5	Benjamin Whitney April 28, 1770 (Age 36 years) Westminster, Worcester, MA
Death	September 8, 1778 (Age 45 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 Rebecca Fillebrown Rebecca Whitney David Whitney Anna Whitney Nathan Whitney Ruth Whitney Josiah Whitney Jonas Whitney Jonathan Whitney David Whitney Birth: June 16, 1697 36 32 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: December 18, 1738 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse David Whitney Rebecca Whitney David Whitney Anna Whitney Nathan Whitney Ruth Whitney Josiah Whitney Jonas Whitney Jonathan Whitney Rebecca Fillebrown Birth: November 6, 1695 — Cambridge, Middlesex, MA Death: before March 12, 1749 — Prob. Waltham, Middlesex, MA
	Marriage: about 1720 —
22 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Stowell Rebecca Stowell David Stowell Elizabeth Stowell Rebecca Whitney Birth: November 2, 1721 24 25 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death:
23 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Merriam Mary Whitney David Whitney Sarah Whitney Ruth Whitney David Whitney Birth: September 25, 1723 26 27 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA Death: after November 7, 1764 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
22 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel Merriam Anna Whitney Birth: August 9, 1725 28 29 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA Death:
19 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Tabitha Merriam Tabitha Whitney Nathan Whitney Tabitha Whitney Nathan Whitney Jonathan Whitney Ruth Whitney Nathan Whitney David Whitney John Whitney Nathan Whitney Birth: March 12, 1727 29 31 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA Death: August 10, 1803 — Westminster, Worcester, MA
23 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ruth Whitney Birth: February 3, 1729 31 33 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA Death: April 23, 1757 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
22 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Lawrence Sarah Whitney Josiah Whitney Rhoda Whitney Nancy Whitney Jonathan Whitney Ruth Whitney Lucy Whitney Josiah Whitney Birth: November 22, 1730 33 35 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA Death: December 3, 1800 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Whittemore Jonas Whitney Ruhamah Whitney Joel Whitney Joseph Whitney Benjamin Whitney Jonas Whitney Birth: June 25, 1733 36 37 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA Death: September 8, 1778 — Westminster, Worcester, MA
20 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Jonathan Whitney Birth: February 10, 1735 37 39 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA Death: April 9, 1757 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA

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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 Whittemore Jonas Whitney Ruhamah Whitney Joel Whitney Joseph Whitney Benjamin Whitney Jonas Whitney Birth: June 25, 1733 36 37 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA Death: September 8, 1778 — Westminster, Worcester, MA
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jonas Whitney Jonas Whitney Ruhamah Whitney Joel Whitney Joseph Whitney Benjamin Whitney Sarah Whittemore Birth: 1730 — Of Lexington, MA Death: July 26, 1821 — Westminster, Worcester, MA
	Marriage: September 27, 1757 — Lexington, Middlesex, MA
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Raymond Bettsa Whitney Bettsa Whitney Arrathusa Whitney Molley Everett Whitney Joseph Whitney Charles Whitney Myra Whitney Nancy Whitney Jonas Whitney Harrison Gray Whitney Jonas Whitney Birth: March 10, 1761 27 31 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death: January 3, 1839 — Westminster, Worcester, MA
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ebenezer Buss Ruhamah Whitney Birth: April 11, 1763 29 33 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death:
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucy Holden Lucy Holden Whitney Family with spouse Abigail (Holden) Meriam Cynthia Whitney Joseph Holden Whitney Horace Whitney Elizabeth Barnard Whitney Theodore Whitney Relief Farnesworth Whitney Joel Whitney Birth: September 13, 1765 32 35 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death:
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Joseph Whitney Birth: April 21, 1768 34 38 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death: September 13, 1778 — Westminster, Worcester, MA
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nancy Fuller Benjamin Whitney Birth: April 28, 1770 36 40 — Westminster, Worcester, MA Death:

Generation 1
1. Jonas Whitney, son of David Whitney and Rebecca Fillebrown, was born on June 25, 1733 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA and died on September 8, 1778 in Westminster, Worcester, MA at the age of 45. He married Sarah Whittemore on September 27, 1757 in Lexington, Middlesex, MA. She was born in 1730 in Of Lexington, MA and died on July 26, 1821 in Westminster, Worcester, MA at the age of 91.
  Children of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Whittemore:
  1. Jonas Whitney (1761–1839)
  2. Ruhamah Whitney (1763–)
  3. Joel Whitney (1765–)
  4. Joseph Whitney (1768–1778)
  5. Benjamin Whitney (1770–)
Generation 2back to top
1. Jonas Whitney, son of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Whittemore, was born on March 10, 1761 in Westminster, Worcester, MA and died on January 3, 1839 in Westminster, Worcester, MA at the age of 77. He married Elizabeth Raymond in December 1785 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. She was born in 1766 in Of Princeton.
  Children of Jonas Whitney and Elizabeth Raymond:
  1. Bettsa Whitney (1786–1787)
  2. Bettsa Whitney (1788–)
  3. Arrathusa Whitney (1790–1796)
  4. Molley Everett Whitney (1792–1874)
  5. Joseph Whitney (1794–)
  6. Charles Whitney (1797–)
  7. Myra Whitney (1799–)
  8. Nancy Whitney (1803–)
  9. Jonas Whitney (1807–)
  10. Harrison Gray Whitney (1812–)
2. Ruhamah Whitney, daughter of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Whittemore, was born on April 11, 1763 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. She married Ebenezer Buss in January 1787 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1763 in Of Westminster, Worcester, MA.
3. Joel Whitney, son of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Whittemore, was born on September 13, 1765 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Lucy Holden, daughter of , on December 29, 1790 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. She was born in 1769 in Of Westminster, Worcester, MA and died on December 1, 1791 in Westminster, Worcester, MA at the age of 22. The second time he married Abigail (Holden) Meriam, daughter of , on August 16, 1796 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. She was born on August 26, 1767 in Of Westminster, Worcester, MA and died on November 18, 1848 in Of Westminster, Worcester, MA at the age of 81.
  Children of Joel Whitney and Lucy Holden:
  1. Lucy Holden Whitney (1791–)
  Children of Joel Whitney and Abigail (Holden) Meriam:
  1. Cynthia Whitney (1797–)
  2. Joseph Holden Whitney (1799–)
  3. Horace Whitney (1802–)
  4. Elizabeth Barnard Whitney (1804–)
  5. Theodore Whitney (1807–)
  6. Relief Farnesworth Whitney (1810–)
4. Benjamin Whitney, son of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Whittemore, was born on April 28, 1770 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. He married Nancy Fuller on June 19, 1794 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1773 in Of Westminster, Worcester, MA.
Generation 3back to top
1. Molley Everett Whitney, daughter of Jonas Whitney and Elizabeth Raymond, was born on October 25, 1792 in Westminster, Worcester, MA and died on August 10, 1874 in Morris, Illinois at the age of 81.
2. Myra Whitney, daughter of Jonas Whitney and Elizabeth Raymond, was born on July 16, 1799 in Westminster, Worcester, MA.
3. Jonas Whitney, son of Jonas Whitney and Elizabeth Raymond, was born on July 20, 1807 in Westminster, Worcester, MA.
4. Harrison Gray Whitney, son of Jonas Whitney and Elizabeth Raymond, was born on January 2, 1812 in Westminster, Worcester, MA.
5. Lucy Holden Whitney, daughter of Joel Whitney and Lucy Holden, was born on November 15, 1791 in Westminster, Worcester, MA.
6. Cynthia Whitney, daughter of Joel Whitney and Abigail (Holden) Meriam, was born on October 12, 1797 in Westminster, Worcester, MA.
7. Joseph Holden Whitney, son of Joel Whitney and Abigail (Holden) Meriam, was born on December 27, 1799 in Westminster, Worcester, MA.
8. Elizabeth Barnard Whitney, daughter of Joel Whitney and Abigail (Holden) Meriam, was born on March 27, 1804 in Westminster, Worcester, MA.
9. Theodore Whitney, son of Joel Whitney and Abigail (Holden) Meriam, was born on April 2, 1807 in Westminster, Worcester, MA.

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Marriage View	Jonas, of Narragansett No. 2, and Sarah Wetmore of Lexington, int. 20 Aug 1757.
Shared note	Westminster VR says died "in his 46th year". Provided by: Allan Green [email protected]

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father Parents Benjamin Whitney Abigail Hagar	David Whitney 1697–1738
mother Parents (unknown)	Rebecca Fillebrown 1695–1749
elder sister Family Thomas Stowell Rebecca Stowell David Stowell Elizabeth Stowell	Rebecca Whitney 1721–
elder brother Family Mary Merriam Mary Whitney David Whitney Sarah Whitney Ruth Whitney	David Whitney 1723–1764
elder sister Family Samuel Merriam	Anna Whitney 1725–
elder brother Family Tabitha Merriam Tabitha Whitney Nathan Whitney Tabitha Whitney Nathan Whitney Jonathan Whitney Ruth Whitney Nathan Whitney David Whitney John Whitney	Nathan Whitney 1727–1803
elder sister Family (none)	Ruth Whitney 1729–1757
elder brother Family Sarah Lawrence Sarah Whitney Josiah Whitney Rhoda Whitney Nancy Whitney Jonathan Whitney Ruth Whitney Lucy Whitney	Josiah Whitney 1730–1800
himself Family Sarah Whittemore Jonas Whitney Ruhamah Whitney Joel Whitney Joseph Whitney Benjamin Whitney	Jonas Whitney 1733–1778
younger brother Family (none)	Jonathan Whitney 1735–1757
Family with Sarah Whittemore
himself Parents David Whitney Rebecca Fillebrown	Jonas Whitney 1733–1778
wife Parents (unknown)	Sarah Whittemore 1730–1821
son Family Elizabeth Raymond Bettsa Whitney Bettsa Whitney Arrathusa Whitney Molley Everett Whitney Joseph Whitney Charles Whitney Myra Whitney Nancy Whitney Jonas Whitney Harrison Gray Whitney	Jonas Whitney 1761–1839
daughter Family Ebenezer Buss	Ruhamah Whitney 1763–
son Family Lucy Holden Lucy Holden Whitney Abigail (Holden) Meriam Cynthia Whitney Joseph Holden Whitney Horace Whitney Elizabeth Barnard Whitney Theodore Whitney Relief Farnesworth Whitney	Joel Whitney 1765–
son Family (none)	Joseph Whitney 1768–1778
son Family Nancy Fuller	Benjamin Whitney 1770–

Jonas WhitneyAge: 45 years1733–1778

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