John Whitney1725–
- Name
- John Whitney
- Given names
- John
- Surname
- Whitney
| Birth | March 20, 1725 26 24 |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Whitney February 5, 1727 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Beulah Whitney January 23, 1730 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Ezra Whitney August 24, 1731 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Abner Whitney January 21, 1734 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Knight March 23, 1755 (Age 30 years) |
| Marriage | Hannah Sawtell — View this family February 26, 1759 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | SolomonSalmon Whitney… June 28, 1759 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a wife | Hannah Sawtell 1761 (Age 35 years) |
| Christening of a son | John Whitney June 14, 1761 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage | Elizabeth Sawtell — View this family April 15, 1762 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Aaron Whitney about 1763 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a sister | Beulah Whitney February 7, 1763 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a father | John Whitney about 1765 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Asa Whitney about 1766 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Oliver Whitney about 1768 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Whitney May 17, 1771 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a mother | Rebeckah Whitney July 27, 1780 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a son | SolomonSalmon Whitney… about 1783 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Asa Whitney — Mary Wallis — View this family February 25, 1790 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Abner Whitney March 5, 1802 (Age 76 years) |
| Death | yes |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Whitney Birth: December 6, 1698 27 23 — Cambridge Farms, Middlesex, MA Death: about 1765 |
| mother |
Rebeckah Whitney Birth: about 1701 45 44 — Of Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: July 27, 1780 — Harvard, MA |
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Marriage: May 20, 1724 — Lancaster, Worcester, MA |
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10 months himself |
John Whitney Birth: March 20, 1725 26 24 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
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23 months younger sister |
Sarah Whitney Birth: February 5, 1727 28 26 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: May 17, 1771 — Townsend, MA |
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3 years younger sister |
Beulah Whitney Birth: January 23, 1730 31 29 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: February 7, 1763 — Shirley, MA |
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19 months younger brother |
Ezra Whitney Birth: August 24, 1731 32 30 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Abner Whitney Birth: January 21, 1734 35 33 — Still River (Lancaster/Harvard), MA Death: March 5, 1802 — Falmouth, ME |
| Family with Hannah Sawtell |
| himself |
John Whitney Birth: March 20, 1725 26 24 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
| wife |
Hannah Sawtell Death: 1761 — Shirley, MA |
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Marriage: February 26, 1759 — Groton, MA |
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4 months son |
SolomonSalmon Whitney… Birth: June 28, 1759 34 — Shirley, MA Death: about 1783 — ?groton, MA |
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2 years son |
John Whitney Christening: June 14, 1761 36 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: |
| Family with Elizabeth Sawtell |
| himself |
John Whitney Birth: March 20, 1725 26 24 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
| wife |
Elizabeth Sawtell Birth: Shirley, MA? Burial: January 24, 1997 |
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Marriage: April 15, 1762 — |
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21 months son |
Aaron Whitney Birth: about 1763 37 — Shirley, MA Death: |
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4 years son |
Asa Whitney Birth: about 1766 40 — Shirley, MA Death: December 27, 1851 — Townsend, MA |
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3 years son |
Oliver Whitney Birth: about 1768 42 — Shirley, MA Death: |
- Generation 1
John Whitney, son of John Whitney and Rebeckah Whitney, was born on March 20, 1725 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Hannah Sawtell on February 26, 1759 in Groton, MA. She died in 1761 in Shirley, MA. The second time he married Elizabeth Sawtell on April 15, 1762. She was born in Shirley, MA? and was buried on January 24, 1997.
Children of John Whitney and Hannah Sawtell:
- SolomonSalmon Whitney… (1759–1783)
- John Whitney (1761–)
Children of John Whitney and Elizabeth Sawtell:
- Aaron Whitney (1763–)
- Asa Whitney (1766–1851)
- Oliver Whitney (1768–)
- Generation 2back to top
Asa Whitney, son of John Whitney and Elizabeth Sawtell, was born about 1766 in Shirley, MA and died on December 27, 1851 in Townsend, MA. He married Mary Wallis on February 25, 1790 in Townsend, MA. She was born about 1766 in Townsend, MA and died on February 11, 1846 in Townsend, MA.
| Shared note | Entry in the Harvard Vital Records just says 1725. Served in the French and Indian War, under Capt. Jabez Bradbury (Maine Indian Agent) at St George's (on the present site of Thomaston, ME) from 11 June 1755-6 Apr. 1756. Private, Lieut. Nathaniel Sartell's Co., Col. William Prescott's Rgt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 2, 1775; service, 91 days; also Capt. Ephraim Corey's Co., Col. Prescott's Rgt.; company return dated Cambridge, Oct. 7, 1775, and endorsed "the late Capt. Parkers" Co; also order for bounty coat dated Camp Cambridge, Oct. 31, 1775. "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of The Revolution". Provided by: Allan Green [email protected] |