Elijah Whitney1755–
- Name
- Elijah Whitney
- Given names
- Elijah
- Surname
- Whitney
- Name suffix
- Jr.
| Birth | July 8, 1755 47 37 |
| Marriage of a parent | Joshua Whitney — Rebecca Winship — View this family January 25, 1764 (Age 8 years) Shared note: The Robert Ward 6-Gen shows her name as Winship, but the Harvard and Stow VR's both show her as Rebecca Whitney, widow.
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| Death of a mother | Rebecca Winship December 3, 1769 (Age 14 years) |
| Marriage | Lydia McElwain — View this family January 25, 1773 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a brother | Israel Whitney December 20, 1826 (Age 71 years) |
| Death | yes |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Elijah Whitney Birth: August 2, 1707 35 31 — Cambridge/Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: February 19, 1755 — Harvard, Worcester, MA |
| mother |
Rebecca Winship Birth: December 7, 1717 — Of Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: December 3, 1769 — Stow, Middlesex, MA |
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Marriage: December 8, 1736 — Lexington, Middlesex, MA |
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19 months elder sister |
Mary Whitney Birth: June 26, 1738 30 20 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
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2 years elder brother |
Elias Whitney Birth: June 11, 1740 32 22 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: April 19, 1755 — Harvard, Worcester, MA |
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3 years elder sister |
Rebecca Whitney Birth: May 25, 1743 35 25 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Lydia Whitney Birth: May 7, 1746 38 28 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Israel Whitney Birth: December 29, 1748 41 31 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: January 9, 1749 — Harvard, Worcester, MA |
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3 years elder brother |
Israel Whitney Birth: June 22, 1751 43 33 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: December 20, 1826 — Harvard, Worcester, MA |
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4 years himself |
Elijah Whitney Birth: July 8, 1755 47 37 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
| Father’s family with Mercy Heald |
| father |
Elijah Whitney Birth: August 2, 1707 35 31 — Cambridge/Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: February 19, 1755 — Harvard, Worcester, MA |
| step-mother |
Mercy Heald Birth: about 1710 — Of Lancaster Death: before October 1736 |
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Marriage: March 11, 1731 — Lancaster, Middlesex, MA |
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10 months half-brother |
Elias Whitney Birth: December 1731 24 21 — Lancaster, Middlesex, MA Death: before June 11, 1740 — Probably Harvard |
| Mother’s family with Joshua Whitney |
| step-father |
Joshua Whitney Birth: about 1706 45 37 — Stow(Concord), MA Death: March 15, 1787 — Boxborough, Middlesex, MA |
| mother |
Rebecca Winship Birth: December 7, 1717 — Of Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: December 3, 1769 — Stow, Middlesex, MA |
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Marriage: January 25, 1764 — Harvard, Worcester, MA |
| Family with Lydia McElwain |
| himself |
Elijah Whitney Birth: July 8, 1755 47 37 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
| wife |
Lydia McElwain Birth: about 1755 — Of Bolton Death: |
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Marriage: January 25, 1773 — Bolton, Worcester, MA |
- Generation 1
Elijah Whitney, son of Elijah Whitney and Rebecca Winship, was born on July 8, 1755 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. He married Lydia McElwain on January 25, 1773 in Bolton, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1755 in Of Bolton.
| Shared note | Born nearly five months after his father's death. Provided by: Allan Green [email protected] |