James Whitney 1760–1816 – The Haley, Lawrence, Saunders and Cotter Family trees

James WhitneyAge: 56 years1760–1816

Name: James Whitney

Given names: James

Surname: Whitney

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Birth	May 29, 1760 34 37 Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a sister	Hannah Whitney October 17, 1763 (Age 3 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a sister	Sarah Whitney February 9, 1767 (Age 6 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Death of a sister	Hannah Whitney October 14, 1768 (Age 8 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Death of a paternal grandfather	Richard Whitney April 27, 1775 (Age 14 years) Stow, Middlesex, MA
Marriage	Rachel Laughton — View this family May 27, 1783 (Age 22 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a son #1	Richard Whitney March 20, 1784 (Age 23 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a child #2	Infant Whitney about 1786 (Age 25 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Death of a child	Infant Whitney February 28, 1786 (Age 25 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a son #3	Jeremiah Laughton Whitney August 13, 1788 (Age 28 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a daughter #4	Rachel Whitney July 21, 1791 (Age 31 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a son #5	John Whitney July 20, 1796 (Age 36 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Death of a father	Richard Whitney May 4, 1798 (Age 37 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Death of a wife	Rachel Laughton April 14, 1803 (Age 42 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Marriage	Lucy Reed — View this family October 20, 1803 (Age 43 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Death of a mother	Mary Perry February 18, 1804 (Age 43 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a daughter #6	Lucy Whitney July 23, 1804 (Age 44 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a son #7	Jefferson Whitney April 25, 1806 (Age 45 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Marriage of a child	Richard Whitney — View this family April 2, 1807 (Age 46 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a daughter #8	Mary Whitney December 17, 1809 (Age 49 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Death of a wife	Lucy Reed January 13, 1810 (Age 49 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Marriage	Susan Whitney — View this family December 8, 1811 (Age 51 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Marriage of a child	Rachel Whitney — View this family December 15, 1812 (Age 52 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a son #9	Hiram Whitney March 11, 1815 (Age 54 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Death	July 15, 1816 (Age 56 years) Harvard, 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 Mary Perry Jacob Whitney Richard Whitney Mary Whitney Reuben Whitney James Whitney Hannah Whitney Sarah Whitney Richard Whitney Birth: July 31, 1725 32 31 — Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: May 4, 1798 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Richard Whitney Jacob Whitney Richard Whitney Mary Whitney Reuben Whitney James Whitney Hannah Whitney Sarah Whitney Mary Perry Birth: January 1723 — Of Sudbury Death: February 18, 1804 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
	Marriage: December 10, 1747 — Sudbury, Middlesex, MA
15 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lois Hapgood Lois Whitney Hannah Whitney Mercy Whitney Jacob Whitney Emery Whitney Family with spouse Mary Patch Sarah Whitney Elias Whitney Charlotte Whitney Jacob Whitney Birth: March 24, 1749 23 26 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: July 11, 1825 — Winchendon, Worcester, MA
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mercy Willard Betsey Willard Whitney Polley Whitney Levi Whitney Polley Whitney Richard Whitney Birth: February 2, 1752 26 29 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: September 28, 1835 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joshua Bowers Mary Whitney Birth: July 3, 1755 29 32 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death:
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucy Fairbank Lucy Whitney Reuben Whitney Mercy Fairbank Whitney Simry Whitney Reuben Whitney Birth: February 21, 1758 32 35 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: February 14, 1823 — Lancaster, Worcester, MA
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rachel Laughton Richard Whitney Infant Whitney Jeremiah Laughton Whitney Rachel Whitney John Whitney Family with spouse Lucy Reed Lucy Whitney Jefferson Whitney Mary Whitney Family with spouse Susan Whitney Hiram Whitney James Whitney Birth: May 29, 1760 34 37 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: July 15, 1816 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Hannah Whitney Birth: October 17, 1763 38 40 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: October 14, 1768 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Levi Worster Sarah Whitney Birth: February 9, 1767 41 44 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death:

Family with Rachel Laughton - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rachel Laughton Richard Whitney Infant Whitney Jeremiah Laughton Whitney Rachel Whitney John Whitney Family with spouse Lucy Reed Lucy Whitney Jefferson Whitney Mary Whitney Family with spouse Susan Whitney Hiram Whitney James Whitney Birth: May 29, 1760 34 37 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: July 15, 1816 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Whitney Richard Whitney Infant Whitney Jeremiah Laughton Whitney Rachel Whitney John Whitney Rachel Laughton Birth: August 7, 1760 — Of Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: April 14, 1803 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
	Marriage: May 27, 1783 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
10 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Richard Whitney Birth: March 20, 1784 23 23 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death:
3 years child	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Infant Whitney Birth: about 1786 25 25 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: February 28, 1786 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Jeremiah Laughton Whitney Birth: August 13, 1788 28 28 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death:
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rachel Whitney Birth: July 21, 1791 31 30 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death:
5 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Whitney Birth: July 20, 1796 36 35 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death:

Family with Lucy Reed - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rachel Laughton Richard Whitney Infant Whitney Jeremiah Laughton Whitney Rachel Whitney John Whitney Family with spouse Lucy Reed Lucy Whitney Jefferson Whitney Mary Whitney Family with spouse Susan Whitney Hiram Whitney James Whitney Birth: May 29, 1760 34 37 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: July 15, 1816 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Whitney Lucy Whitney Jefferson Whitney Mary Whitney Lucy Reed Birth: 1778 — Of Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: January 13, 1810 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
	Marriage: October 20, 1803 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
9 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Lucy Whitney Birth: July 23, 1804 44 26 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death:
21 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Jefferson Whitney Birth: April 25, 1806 45 28 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death:
4 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Whitney Birth: December 17, 1809 49 31 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death:

Family with Susan Whitney - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rachel Laughton Richard Whitney Infant Whitney Jeremiah Laughton Whitney Rachel Whitney John Whitney Family with spouse Lucy Reed Lucy Whitney Jefferson Whitney Mary Whitney Family with spouse Susan Whitney Hiram Whitney James Whitney Birth: May 29, 1760 34 37 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: July 15, 1816 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Whitney Hiram Whitney Susan Whitney Birth: March 26, 1785 36 29 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death:
	Marriage: December 8, 1811 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Hiram Whitney Birth: March 11, 1815 54 29 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death:

Generation 1
1. James Whitney, son of Richard Whitney and Mary Perry, was born on May 29, 1760 in Harvard, Worcester, MA and died on July 15, 1816 in Harvard, Worcester, MA at the age of 56. He married 3 times. The first time he married Rachel Laughton on May 27, 1783 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She was born on August 7, 1760 in Of Harvard, Worcester, MA and died on April 14, 1803 in Harvard, Worcester, MA at the age of 42. The second time he married Lucy Reed on October 20, 1803 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She was born in 1778 in Of Harvard, Worcester, MA and died on January 13, 1810 in Harvard, Worcester, MA at the age of 32. The third time he married Susan Whitney, daughter of Isaac Whitney and Lucy Meeds, on December 8, 1811 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She was born on March 26, 1785 in Harvard, Worcester, MA.
  Children of James Whitney and Rachel Laughton:
  1. Richard Whitney (1784–)
  2. Infant Whitney (1786–1786)
  3. Jeremiah Laughton Whitney (1788–)
  4. Rachel Whitney (1791–)
  5. John Whitney (1796–)
  Children of James Whitney and Lucy Reed:
  1. Lucy Whitney (1804–)
  2. Jefferson Whitney (1806–)
  3. Mary Whitney (1809–)
  Children of James Whitney and Susan Whitney:
  1. Hiram Whitney (1815–)
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1. Richard Whitney, son of James Whitney and Rachel Laughton, was born on March 20, 1784 in Harvard, Worcester, MA.
2. Rachel Whitney, daughter of James Whitney and Rachel Laughton, was born on July 21, 1791 in Harvard, Worcester, MA.

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Family with parents
father Parents Richard Whitney Hannah Whitcomb	Richard Whitney 1725–1798
mother Parents (unknown)	Mary Perry 1723–1804
elder brother Family Lois Hapgood Lois Whitney Hannah Whitney Mercy Whitney Jacob Whitney Emery Whitney Mary Patch Sarah Whitney Elias Whitney Charlotte Whitney	Jacob Whitney 1749–1825
elder brother Family Mercy Willard Betsey Willard Whitney Polley Whitney Levi Whitney Polley Whitney	Richard Whitney 1752–1835
elder sister Family Joshua Bowers	Mary Whitney 1755–
elder brother Family Lucy Fairbank Lucy Whitney Reuben Whitney Mercy Fairbank Whitney Simry Whitney	Reuben Whitney 1758–1823
himself Family Rachel Laughton Richard Whitney Infant Whitney Jeremiah Laughton Whitney Rachel Whitney John Whitney Lucy Reed Lucy Whitney Jefferson Whitney Mary Whitney Susan Whitney Hiram Whitney	James Whitney 1760–1816
younger sister Family (none)	Hannah Whitney 1763–1768
younger sister Family Levi Worster	Sarah Whitney 1767–
Family with Rachel Laughton
himself Parents Richard Whitney Mary Perry	James Whitney 1760–1816
wife Parents (unknown)	Rachel Laughton 1760–1803
son Family (unknown)	Richard Whitney 1784–
child Family (none)	Infant Whitney 1786–1786
son Family (none)	Jeremiah Laughton Whitney 1788–
daughter Family (unknown)	Rachel Whitney 1791–
son Family (none)	John Whitney 1796–
Family with Lucy Reed
himself Parents Richard Whitney Mary Perry	James Whitney 1760–1816
wife Parents (unknown)	Lucy Reed 1778–1810
daughter Family (none)	Lucy Whitney 1804–
son Family (none)	Jefferson Whitney 1806–
daughter Family (none)	Mary Whitney 1809–
Family with Susan Whitney
himself Parents Richard Whitney Mary Perry	James Whitney 1760–1816
wife Parents Isaac Whitney Lucy Meeds	Susan Whitney 1785–
son Family (none)	Hiram Whitney 1815–

James WhitneyAge: 56 years1760–1816

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