Josiah WhitneyAge: 93 years1731–1824
- Name
- Josiah Whitney
- Given names
- Josiah
- Surname
- Whitney
- Name suffix
- Rev.
| Birth | August 11, 1731 49 47 |
| Birth of a brother | Solomon Whitney 1733 (Age 16 months) |
| Death of a brother | Jacob Whitney September 10, 1738 (Age 7 years) |
| Marriage | Lois Breck — View this family September 1, 1756 (Age 25 years) Shared note: Marriage banns were published 20 Jul 1756 in Springfield, MA. Husband "of Pomfret". Place of marriage not known.
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| Birth of a son #1 | Robert Breck Whitney September 15, 1757 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Eunice Whitney January 22, 1759 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joshua Whitney February 10, 1760 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | George Whitney December 9, 1760 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Eunice Whitney September 15, 1762 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | David Whitney October 15, 1762 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a son | Robert Breck Whitney December 21, 1763 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Robert Breck Whitney June 18, 1764 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Eunice Whitney March 28, 1766 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Warren before 1767 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | David Whitney — Prudence Merrills — View this family July 28, 1767 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Lois Whitney March 9, 1768 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a sister | Esther Whitney before 1769 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Whitney before 1769 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a father | David Whitney 1769 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Elizabeth Whitney May 30, 1770 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Abigail Whitney June 10, 1772 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a brother | Solomon Whitney July 29, 1772 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Sophia Whitney July 28, 1774 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #11 | Patty Whitney December 2, 1779 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a son | George Whitney February 18, 1782 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a son | David Whitney March 16, 1782 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a son | Robert Breck Whitney December 1, 1785 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Erastus Baker — Lois Whitney — View this family November 4, 1787 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Parish — Elizabeth Whitney — View this family May 30, 1790 (Age 58 years) Shared note: Married on her 20th birthday.
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| Death of a wife | Lois Breck before 1791 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage | Anna … — View this family October 25, 1791 (Age 60 years) Shared note: Husband, widower, resided in Pomfret and died there 33 years later.
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| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Wood — Abigail Whitney — View this family April 5, 1792 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a brother | Tarball Whitney 1794 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Stephen Backus — Eunice Whitney — View this family September 2, 1798 (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elisha Lord — Sophia Whitney — View this family November 28, 1799 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sophia Whitney July 27, 1816 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Eunice Whitney March 11, 1824 (Age 92 years) |
| Death | September 13, 1824 (Age 93 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
David Whitney Birth: 1682 46 32 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: 1769 — Canaan |
| mother |
Elizabeth Warren Birth: about 1684 Death: before 1767 |
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Marriage: January 20, 1713 — Plainfld/Canaan, CT. |
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15 months elder sister |
Esther Whitney Birth: May 1, 1714 32 30 — Plainfield, Windham, CT Death: before 1769 |
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2 years elder brother |
David Whitney Birth: September 16, 1716 34 32 — Plainfield, Windham, CT Death: Poultney, Rutland, VT |
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2 years elder brother |
Joshua Whitney Birth: October 11, 1718 36 34 — Plainfield, Windham, CT Death: February 10, 1760 — Plainfield, CT |
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2 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Whitney Birth: February 26, 1721 39 37 — Plainfield, Windham, CT Death: before 1769 |
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2 years elder brother |
Jacob Whitney Birth: July 13, 1723 41 39 — Plainfield, Windham, CT Death: September 10, 1738 |
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2 years elder brother |
Tarball Whitney Birth: November 1, 1725 43 41 — Plainfield, Windham, CT Death: 1794 |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Whitney Birth: March 13, 1728 46 44 — Plainfield, Windham, CT Death: June 28, 1729 — Plainfield, Windham, CT |
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3 years himself |
Josiah Whitney Birth: August 11, 1731 49 47 — Plainfield, Windham, CT Death: September 13, 1824 — Pomfret, CT |
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2 years younger brother |
Solomon Whitney Birth: 1733 51 49 — Plainfield, Windham, CT Death: July 29, 1772 — Canaan, Litchfield, CT |
| Father’s family with Prudence Merrills |
| father |
David Whitney Birth: 1682 46 32 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: 1769 — Canaan |
| step-mother |
Prudence Merrills Birth: about 1690 Death: |
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Marriage: July 28, 1767 — West Hartford, CT |
| Family with Lois Breck |
| himself |
Josiah Whitney Birth: August 11, 1731 49 47 — Plainfield, Windham, CT Death: September 13, 1824 — Pomfret, CT |
| wife |
Lois Breck Birth: about 1735 — Of Springfield, MA Death: before 1791 — Probably Pomfret, CT |
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Marriage: September 1, 1756 — |
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1 year son |
Robert Breck Whitney Birth: September 15, 1757 26 22 — Brooklyn, CT Death: December 21, 1763 — Brooklyn, CT |
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16 months daughter |
Eunice Whitney Birth: January 22, 1759 27 24 — Brooklyn, CT Death: September 15, 1762 — Brooklyn, CT |
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23 months son |
George Whitney Birth: December 9, 1760 29 25 — Brooklyn, CT Death: February 18, 1782 — Brooklyn, CT |
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22 months son |
David Whitney Birth: October 15, 1762 31 27 — Brooklyn, CT Death: March 16, 1782 — Brooklyn, CT |
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20 months son |
Robert Breck Whitney Birth: June 18, 1764 32 29 — Brooklyn, CT Death: December 1, 1785 — Brooklyn, CT |
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21 months daughter |
Eunice Whitney Birth: March 28, 1766 34 31 — Brooklyn, CT Death: March 11, 1824 |
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23 months daughter |
Lois Whitney Birth: March 9, 1768 36 33 — Brooklyn, CT Death: October 29, 1856 — Watertown, NY |
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2 years daughter |
Elizabeth Whitney Birth: May 30, 1770 38 35 — Brooklyn, CT Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Abigail Whitney Birth: June 10, 1772 40 37 — Brooklyn, CT Death: April 29, 1856 — Litchfield, NY |
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2 years daughter |
Sophia Whitney Birth: July 28, 1774 42 39 — Brooklyn, CT Death: July 27, 1816 |
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5 years daughter |
Patty Whitney Birth: December 2, 1779 48 44 — Brooklyn, CT Death: |
| Family with Anna … |
| himself |
Josiah Whitney Birth: August 11, 1731 49 47 — Plainfield, Windham, CT Death: September 13, 1824 — Pomfret, CT |
| wife |
Anna … Death: |
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Marriage: October 25, 1791 — Probably Pomfret, CT |
- Generation 1
Josiah Whitney, son of David Whitney and Elizabeth Warren, was born on August 11, 1731 in Plainfield, Windham, CT and died on September 13, 1824 in Pomfret, CT at the age of 93. He married 2 times. The first time he married Lois Breck, daughter of , on September 1, 1756. She was born about 1735 in Of Springfield, MA and died before 1791 in Probably Pomfret, CT. The second time he married Anna … on October 25, 1791 in Probably Pomfret, CT.
Children of Josiah Whitney and Lois Breck:
- Robert Breck Whitney (1757–1763)
- Eunice Whitney (1759–1762)
- George Whitney (1760–1782)
- David Whitney (1762–1782)
- Robert Breck Whitney (1764–1785)
- Eunice Whitney (1766–1824)
- Lois Whitney (1768–1856)
- Elizabeth Whitney (1770–)
- Abigail Whitney (1772–1856)
- Sophia Whitney (1774–1816)
- Patty Whitney (1779–)
- Generation 2back to top
Eunice Whitney, daughter of Josiah Whitney and Lois Breck, was born on March 28, 1766 in Brooklyn, CT and died on March 11, 1824 at the age of 57. She married Stephen Backus on September 2, 1798 in Brooklyn, CT. He was born about 1765.
Lois Whitney, daughter of Josiah Whitney and Lois Breck, was born on March 9, 1768 in Brooklyn, CT and died on October 29, 1856 in Watertown, NY at the age of 88. She married Erastus Baker on November 4, 1787 in Brooklyn, CT. He was born about 1762.
Elizabeth Whitney, daughter of Josiah Whitney and Lois Breck, was born on May 30, 1770 in Brooklyn, CT. She married John Parish on May 30, 1790 in Brooklyn, CT. He was born about 1765.
Abigail Whitney, daughter of Josiah Whitney and Lois Breck, was born on June 10, 1772 in Brooklyn, CT and died on April 29, 1856 in Litchfield, NY at the age of 83. She married Benjamin Wood on April 5, 1792 in Brooklyn, CT. He was born about 1767.
Sophia Whitney, daughter of Josiah Whitney and Lois Breck, was born on July 28, 1774 in Brooklyn, CT and died on July 27, 1816 at the age of 41. She married Elisha Lord on November 28, 1799 in Brooklyn, CT. He was born about 1774.
Patty Whitney, daughter of Josiah Whitney and Lois Breck, was born on December 2, 1779 in Brooklyn, CT. She married Mr. Carey. He was born about 1775.
| Marriage | Marriage banns were published 20 Jul 1756 in Springfield, MA. Husband "of Pomfret". Place of marriage not known. |
| Marriage | Husband, widower, resided in Pomfret and died there 33 years later. |
| Shared note | Provided by: Allan Green [email protected] |