Mary ChildAge: 77 years16991776

Name
Mary Child
Given names
Mary
Surname
Child
Birth 1699
MarriageNathaniel WhitneyView this family
July 20, 1721 (Age 22 years)
Shared note: In VR entry on the marriage, husband "of Weston", wife "of Watertown". Three dates given for this event, according to Robert Ward's 6-Gen study. One is 22 Jun 1722, Weston; another is 22 May 1721. These first two may be dates for publishing of intents, with the year mistrancribed on the one that says 1722. The Weston Vital Records say 20 Jul 1721.
Birth of a son
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Ephraim Whitney
June 2, 1722 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
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Oliver Whitney
December 1, 1724 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
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David Whitney
1725 (Age 26 years)

Birth of a daughter
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Mary Whitney
February 15, 1727 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Nathaniel Whitney
July 22, 1728 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
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Anna Whitney
March 8, 1730 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Amos Whitney
March 17, 1732 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Lucy Whitney
April 26, 1734 (Age 35 years)
Christening of a daughterLucy Whitney
June 9, 1734 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
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Love Whitney
September 16, 1736 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
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Lois Whitney
February 9, 1739 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Eli Whitney
May 3, 1741 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childJames BradishMary WhitneyView this family
April 14, 1748 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childDavid ForbushAnna WhitneyView this family
May 4, 1749 (Age 50 years)
Shared note: Intent published in Upton, Worcester, MA, 3 Feb 1748/9.
Marriage of a childEphraim WhitneyThankfull HarringtonView this family
December 6, 1749 (Age 50 years)
Shared note: Ephram given as "of Upton" at the time of the marriage, even though he had been born and his family lived in Westborough. Also appears in the Upton records as an "intention to marry" on 15 Oct 1749. Record in Westborough is shown as C. R.
Marriage of a childOliver WhitneyDorcas ForbushView this family
December 18, 1749 (Age 50 years)
Shared note: Oliver given as "of Upton" at the time of the marriage, even though he had been born and his family lived in Westborough. Intention to marry given in the Upton VR's with the names as Olever Whetney and Dorcas Forbuish on 10 Nov 1749.
Marriage of a childNathaniel WhitneyAbigail JoslingView this family
December 26, 1753 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childSamuel HarringtonLucy WhitneyView this family
interpreted April 3, 1756 () (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childAbihail ChamberlinLois WhitneyView this family
December 4, 1763 (Age 64 years)
Shared note: Despite wherever his birthplace may have been, he was of Hopkinton at the time of the marriage. VR of Westborough does NOT mention Hopkinton, implying that the marriage took place in Westborough.
Marriage of a childEli WhitneyElizabeth FayView this family
February 7, 1765 (Age 66 years)
Marriage of a childJohn TaftLove WhitneyView this family
April 23, 1772 (Age 73 years)
Shared note: Intent published in Westborough 20 Mar 1772.
Death of a husbandNathaniel Whitney
January 27, 1776 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sonNathaniel Whitney
May 1, 1776 (Age 77 years)
Death December 3, 1776 (Age 77 years)
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Marriage: July 20, 1721Weston, Middlesex, MA
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  1. Generation 1
    1. Mary Child, daughter of , was born in 1699 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on December 3, 1776 in Probably Westborough at the age of 77. She married Nathaniel Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Mercy Robinson, on July 20, 1721 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. He was born on January 23, 1696 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on January 27, 1776 in Westborough, Worcester, MA at the age of 80.

      Children of Mary Child and Nathaniel Whitney:

      1. David Whitney (1725)
      2. Ephraim Whitney (17221797)
      3. Oliver Whitney (17241804)
      4. Mary Whitney (1727)
      5. Nathaniel Whitney (17281776)
      6. Anna Whitney (17301785)
      7. Amos Whitney (1732)
      8. Lucy Whitney (1734)
      9. Love Whitney (1736)
      10. Lois Whitney (1739)
      11. Eli Whitney (17411807)
  2. Generation 2back to top
    1. Ephraim Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Mary Child, was born on June 2, 1722 in Groton, Middlesex, MA and died on July 8, 1797 in Upton, Worcester, MA at the age of 75. He married Thankfull Harrington on December 6, 1749 in Westborough, Worcester, MA. She was born on June 24, 1730 in Probably Westborough and died on July 16, 1795 in Upton, Worcester, MA at the age of 65.

      Children of Ephraim Whitney and Thankfull Harrington:

      1. Thankful Whitney (1750)
      2. Beulah Whitney (1753)
      3. Ephraim Whitney (17561827)
      4. Amos Whitney (17591841)
    2. Oliver Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Mary Child, was born on December 1, 1724 in Westborough, Worcester, MA and died on May 18, 1804 in Upton, Worcester, MA at the age of 79. He married Dorcas Forbush, daughter of , on December 18, 1749 in Westborough, Worcester, MA. She was born on February 28, 1726 in Westborough, Worcester, MA and died about 1811 in Upton, Worcester, MA.

      Children of Oliver Whitney and Dorcas Forbush:

      1. Oliver Whitney (17561833)
      2. Dorcas Whitney (17581822)
      3. Lucy Whitney (1760)
      4. Ezra Whitney (17631847)
      5. Jacob Whitney (1767)
    3. Mary Whitney, daughter of Nathaniel Whitney and Mary Child, was born on February 15, 1727 in Westborough, Worcester, MA. She married James Bradish on April 14, 1748 in Westborough, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1725 in Of Westborough, Worcestor, MA.

    4. Nathaniel Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Mary Child, was born on July 22, 1728 in Westborough, Worcester, MA and died on May 1, 1776 in Grafton, Worcester, MA at the age of 47. He married Abigail Josling on December 26, 1753 in Westborough, Worcester, MA. She was born on September 5, 1735.

      Children of Nathaniel Whitney and Abigail Josling:

      1. Nathaniel Whitney (1754)
      2. Abigail Whitney (17571760)
      3. Mary Whitney (17591782)
      4. Lydia Whitney (17611776)
      5. Abigail Whitney (17631847)
      6. Hannah Whitney (1765)
      7. Joseph Whitney (17671843)
      8. Katherine Whitney (1770)
      9. Tirzah Whitney (17721776)
      10. Lois Whitney (1775)
    5. Anna Whitney, daughter of Nathaniel Whitney and Mary Child, was born on March 8, 1730 in Westborough, Worcester, MA and died on January 4, 1785 at the age of 54. She married David Forbush on May 4, 1749 in Westborough, Worcester, MA. He was born on October 20, 1721 in Grafton, Worcester Co. Massachusetts and died in September 1787 at the age of 65.

      Children of Anna Whitney and David Forbush:

      1. Anna Forbush (1750)
      2. John Forbush (17511757)
      3. David Forbush (17541826)
      4. Jacob Forbush (17561756)
      5. Abigail Forbush (1757)
      6. Lois Forbush (17591759)
      7. Jonathan Forbush (17621798)
      8. Jemima Forbush (1764)
      9. Silas Forbush (17661840)
      10. Joel Forbush (17681776)
      11. Ruth Forbush (17701774)
      12. Bulah Forbush (17731883)
      13. Mary Forbush (1776)
    6. Lucy Whitney, daughter of Nathaniel Whitney and Mary Child, was born on April 26, 1734 in Westborough, Worcester, MA. She married Samuel Harrington interpreted April 3, 1756 () in Westborough, Worcester, MA. He was born on May 15, 1732 in Of Brookfield, Worcester, MA.

    7. Love Whitney, daughter of Nathaniel Whitney and Mary Child, was born on September 16, 1736 in Westborough, Worcester, MA. She married John Taft on April 23, 1772 in Upton, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1734.

    8. Lois Whitney, daughter of Nathaniel Whitney and Mary Child, was born on February 9, 1739 in Westborough, Worcestor, MA. She married Abihail Chamberlin on December 4, 1763 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA. He was born on October 6, 1734 in Chelsea MA (Or Boston Or Roxbury) and died on January 27, 1821 in Peacham VT at the age of 86.

      Children of Lois Whitney and Abihail Chamberlin:

      1. Ephraim Chamberlin (17701836)
    9. Eli Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Mary Child, was born on May 3, 1741 in Westborough, Worcestor, MA and died on August 25, 1807 in Westborough, Worcestor, MA at the age of 66. He married 2 times. The first time he married Elizabeth Fay on February 7, 1765 in Westborough, Worcester, MA. She was born in 1740 in Of Westborough, Worcester, MA and died on August 18, 1777 in Westborough, Worcester, MA at the age of 37. The second time he married Judith Hazeltine on July 15, 1779 in Sutton, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1742 in Of Sutton, Worcester, MA.

      Children of Eli Whitney and Elizabeth Fay:

      1. Eli Whitney (17651825)
      2. Elizabeth Fay Whitney (17671827)
      3. Benjamin Whitney (17681842)
      4. Josiah Whitney (1770)
  3. Generation 3back to top
    1. Thankful Whitney, daughter of Ephraim Whitney and Thankfull Harrington, was born on November 11, 1750 in Upton, Worcester, MA.

    2. Beulah Whitney, daughter of Ephraim Whitney and Thankfull Harrington, was born on January 23, 1753 in Upton, Worcester, MA.

    3. Ephraim Whitney, son of Ephraim Whitney and Thankfull Harrington, was born on May 13, 1756 in Upton, Worcester, MA and died on October 1, 1827 in Upton, Worcester, MA at the age of 71.

    4. Amos Whitney, son of Ephraim Whitney and Thankfull Harrington, was born on June 29, 1759 in Upton, Worcester, MA and died on September 22, 1841 in Upton, Worcester, MA at the age of 82.

    5. Dorcas Whitney, daughter of Oliver Whitney and Dorcas Forbush, was born on August 8, 1758 in Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts and died on September 3, 1822 at the age of 64.

    6. Ezra Whitney, son of Oliver Whitney and Dorcas Forbush, was born on March 29, 1763 in Upton, Worcester, MA and died on March 10, 1847 in Upton, Worcester, MA at the age of 83.

    7. Jacob Whitney, son of Oliver Whitney and Dorcas Forbush, was born on September 12, 1767 in Upton, Worcester, MA.

    8. Nathaniel Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Abigail Josling, was born on October 14, 1754 in Grafton, Worcester, MA.

    9. Mary Whitney, daughter of Nathaniel Whitney and Abigail Josling, was born on March 19, 1759 in Grafton, Worcester, MA and died on July 18, 1782 in Grafton, Worcester, MA at the age of 23.

    10. Abigail Whitney, daughter of Nathaniel Whitney and Abigail Josling, was born on April 11, 1763 in Grafton, Worcester, MA and died on July 13, 1847 in Prob. Marlborough, Windham, VT at the age of 84.

    11. Joseph Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Abigail Josling, was born on November 27, 1767 in Grafton, Worcester, MA and died on August 14, 1843 in Grafton, Worcester, MA at the age of 75.

    12. Katherine Whitney, daughter of Nathaniel Whitney and Abigail Josling, was born on February 14, 1770 in Grafton, Worcester, MA.

    13. Lois Whitney, daughter of Nathaniel Whitney and Abigail Josling, was born on February 8, 1775 in Grafton, Worcester, MA.

    14. David Forbush, son of David Forbush and Anna Whitney, was born on April 18, 1754 in Grafton, Worcester Co. Massachusetts and died on December 27, 1826 at the age of 72.

    15. Ephraim Chamberlin, son of Abihail Chamberlin and Lois Whitney, was born on February 27, 1770 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA and died on February 5, 1836 in Lyndon VT at the age of 65.

    16. Eli Whitney, son of Eli Whitney and Elizabeth Fay, was born on December 8, 1765 in Westborough, Worcester, MA and died on January 8, 1825 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut at the age of 59.

    17. Elizabeth Fay Whitney, daughter of Eli Whitney and Elizabeth Fay, was born on April 16, 1767 in Westborough, Worcester, MA and died on February 8, 1827 in Westborough, Worcester, MA at the age of 59.

    18. Benjamin Whitney, son of Eli Whitney and Elizabeth Fay, was born on September 13, 1768 in Westborough, Worcester, MA and died on December 28, 1842 in Westborough, Worcester, MA at the age of 74.

Marriage

In VR entry on the marriage, husband "of Weston", wife "of Watertown". Three dates given for this event, according to Robert Ward's 6-Gen study. One is 22 Jun 1722, Weston; another is 22 May 1721. These first two may be dates for publishing of intents, with the year mistrancribed on the one that says 1722. The Weston Vital Records say 20 Jul 1721.

Shared note

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