Joseph WhitneyAge: 50 years1652–1702

Name
Joseph Whitney
Given names
Joseph
Surname
Whitney
Birth January 15, 1652 28 29
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a sisterSarah Whitney
March 17, 1653 (Age 14 months)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a sisterElizabeth Whitney
June 9, 1656 (Age 4 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a sisterHannah Whitney
about 1658 (Age 5 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death of a paternal grandmotherElinor Eleanor
May 11, 1659 (Age 7 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a brotherBenjamin Whitney
November 28, 1660 (Age 8 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Whitney
June 1, 1673 (Age 21 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

MarriageMartha Beach — View this family
January 24, 1675 (Age 23 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#1		Joseph Whitney
August 15, 1675 (Age 23 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a daughter
#2		Martha Whitney
December 20, 1677 (Age 25 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#3		John Whitney
July 29, 1680 (Age 28 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#4		Isaac Whitney
March 10, 1682 (Age 30 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death of a sonIsaac Whitney
March 20, 1682 (Age 30 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#5		Isaac Whitney
February 26, 1683 (Age 31 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#6		Benjamin Whitney
January 30, 1685 (Age 33 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a daughter
#7		Abigail Whitney
about 1685 (Age 32 years)
Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a sonJoseph Whitney
January 16, 1687 (Age 35 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a daughterMartha Whitney
January 16, 1687 (Age 35 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a sonJohn Whitney
January 16, 1687 (Age 35 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a sonIsaac Whitney
January 16, 1687 (Age 35 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a daughterAbigail Whitney
January 16, 1687 (Age 35 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death of a fatherJohn Whitney
October 12, 1692 (Age 40 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a daughter
#8		Mary Whitney
April 21, 1694 (Age 42 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death of a daughterMary Whitney
1695 (Age 42 years)

Death of a sisterMary Whitney
after May 27, 1695 (Age 43 years)

Death of a sisterHannah Whitney
after May 27, 1695 (Age 43 years)

Death of a motherRuth Reynolds
after May 27, 1695 (Age 43 years)
Watertown, Massachusetts

Death of a wifeMartha Beach
1696 (Age 43 years)

Christening of a daughterSarah Whitney
June 20, 1697 (Age 45 years)
Christened

Marriage of a childJoseph Whitney — Hepzibah Flagg — View this family
April 10, 1701 (Age 49 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death of a daughterMartha Whitney
October 30, 1702 (Age 50 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death of a sonIsaac Whitney
November 1, 1702 (Age 50 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death November 4, 1702 (Age 50 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

LDS baptism April 25, 1970 (267 years after death)

LDS endowment April 30, 1970 (267 years after death)
Family with parents - View this family
father
John Whitney
Birth: 1624 32 27 — England
Death: October 12, 1692 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
mother
Ruth Reynolds
Birth: 1623 — Kent, England
Death: after May 27, 1695 — Watertown, Massachusetts
Marriage: 1642 — Kent, Eng
21 months
elder brother
John Whitney
Birth: September 17, 1643 19 20 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: March 4, 1727 — Roxbury, Norfolk, MA
19 months
elder sister
Ruth Whitney
Birth: April 15, 1645 21 22 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: September 1718 — Probably Groton, MA
22 months
elder brother
Nathaniel Whitney
Birth: February 1, 1647 23 24 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: January 7, 1733 — Weston, Middlesex, MA
18 months
elder brother
Samuel Whitney
Birth: July 28, 1648 24 25 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: 1730 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
21 months
elder sister
Mary Whitney
Birth: April 23, 1650 26 27 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: after May 27, 1695
21 months
himself
Joseph Whitney
Birth: January 15, 1652 28 29 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: November 4, 1702 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
14 months
younger sister
Sarah Whitney
Birth: March 17, 1653 29 30 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: July 8, 1720 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
3 years
younger sister
Elizabeth Whitney
Birth: June 9, 1656 32 33 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: after 1703 — Probably Watertown
3 years
younger sister
Hannah Whitney
Birth: about 1658 34 35 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: after May 27, 1695
3 years
younger brother
Benjamin Whitney
Birth: November 28, 1660 36 37 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: 1736 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Family with Martha Beach - View this family
himself
Joseph Whitney
Birth: January 15, 1652 28 29 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: November 4, 1702 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
wife
Martha Beach
Birth: March 10, 1650 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: 1696
Marriage: January 24, 1675 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
7 months
son
Joseph Whitney
Birth: August 15, 1675 23 25 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: July 3, 1737 — Newton, Middlesex, MA
2 years
daughter
Martha Whitney
Birth: December 20, 1677 25 27 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: October 30, 1702 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
3 years
son
John Whitney
Birth: July 29, 1680 28 30 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death:
19 months
son
Isaac Whitney
Birth: March 10, 1682 30 32 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: March 20, 1682 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
1 year
son
Isaac Whitney
Birth: February 26, 1683 31 32 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: November 1, 1702 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
23 months
son
Benjamin Whitney
Birth: January 30, 1685 33 34 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death:
11 months
daughter
Abigail Whitney
Birth: about 1685 32 34 — Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death:
9 years
daughter
Mary Whitney
Birth: April 21, 1694 42 44 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: 1695
3 years
daughter
Sarah Whitney
Christening: June 20, 1697 45 47 — Christened
Death:

  1. Generation 1

    1. Joseph Whitney, son of John Whitney and Ruth Reynolds, was born on January 15, 1652 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on November 4, 1702 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA at the age of 50. He married Martha Beach, daughter of , on January 24, 1675 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born on March 10, 1650 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died in 1696 at the age of 45.

      Children of Joseph Whitney and Martha Beach:

      1. Joseph Whitney (1675–1737)
      2. Martha Whitney (1677–1702)
      3. John Whitney (1680–)
      4. Isaac Whitney (1682–1682)
      5. Isaac Whitney (1683–1702)
      6. Benjamin Whitney (1685–)
      7. Abigail Whitney (1685–)
      8. Mary Whitney (1694–1695)
      9. Sarah Whitney (1697–)
  2. Generation 2back to top

    1. Joseph Whitney, son of Joseph Whitney and Martha Beach, was born on August 15, 1675 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on July 3, 1737 in Newton, Middlesex, MA at the age of 61. He married Hepzibah Flagg on April 10, 1701 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1680 in Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on July 2, 1752 in Weston, Middlesex, MA.

    2. John Whitney, son of Joseph Whitney and Martha Beach, was born on July 29, 1680 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Sarah Cutting, daughter of , on February 22, 1704 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1680 in Of Watertown and died on July 10, 1753 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. The second time he married Beriah Pierce on November 28, 1754 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1680 and died on November 4, 1768 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of John Whitney and Sarah Cutting:

      1. Isaac Whitney (1710–)
      2. Zechariah Whitney (1711–)
      3. John Whitney (1714–1760)
      4. Abraham Whitney (1716–1781)
      5. Joseph Whitney (1719–1790)

    3. Benjamin Whitney, son of Joseph Whitney and Martha Beach, was born on January 30, 1685 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Elizabeth Fiske on March 1, 1710 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1687 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA. The second time he married Sarah Phillips. She was born about 1686 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Benjamin Whitney and Elizabeth Fiske:

      1. Joseph Whitney (1710–1784)
      2. Benjamin Whitney (1712–1713)
      3. Samuel Whitney (1715–1807)
      4. Elizabeth Whitney (1719–)

      Children of Benjamin Whitney and Sarah Phillips:

      1. Susanna Whitney (1705–1705)

    4. Mary Whitney, daughter of Joseph Whitney and Martha Beach, was born on April 21, 1694 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died in 1695 at the age of 8 months. She married John Knapp on July 13, 1715 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born on December 11, 1688 in Of Newton, Middlesex, MA and died in 1780 at the age of 91.

  3. Generation 3back to top

    1. Isaac Whitney, son of John Whitney and Sarah Cutting, was born on September 2, 1710 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married Elizabeth Gale on February 3, 1730 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1710 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Isaac Whitney and Elizabeth Gale:

      1. Elizabeth Whitney (1730–1742)
      2. Elizabeth Whitney (1742–)

    2. Zechariah Whitney, son of John Whitney and Sarah Cutting, was born on December 28, 1711 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married Sarah Boynton on April 11, 1739 in Lunenburg, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1718 in Probably Lunenburg.

      Children of Zechariah Whitney and Sarah Boynton:

      1. Sarah Whitney (1740–)
      2. Jane Whitney (1742–)
      3. Abigail Whitney (1746–)
      4. Zechariah Whitney (1747–)
      5. Mary Whitney (1752–)
      6. John Whitney (1756–)

    3. John Whitney, son of John Whitney and Sarah Cutting, was born on June 22, 1714 in Watertown/Weston, Middlesex, MA and died on November 11, 1760 in Weston, Middlesex, MA at the age of 46. He married Bethia Cutter, daughter of , on October 6, 1737 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1716 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of John Whitney and Bethia Cutter:

      1. John Whitney (1738–)

    4. Abraham Whitney, son of John Whitney and Sarah Cutting, was born on August 8, 1716 in Weston, Middlesex, MA and died after 1781. He married Tabitha Allen, daughter of , on January 20, 1743 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1720 in Of Weston.

      Children of Abraham Whitney and Tabitha Allen:

      1. Elisha Whitney (1744–)
      2. Simeon Whitney (1745–1751)
      3. Abigail Whitney (1748–1751)
      4. Levi Whitney (1750–)
      5. Sarah Whitney (1752–)
      6. Andrew Whitney (1754–1818)
      7. Lemuel Whitney (1755–)
      8. Abigail Whitney (1757–)
      9. Abraham Whitney (1758–)
      10. Tabitha Whitney (1760–1818)

    5. Joseph Whitney, son of John Whitney and Sarah Cutting, was born on October 2, 1719 in Weston, Middlesex, MA and died on February 22, 1790 in Weston, Middlesex, MA at the age of 70. He married Mary Child on November 3, 1743 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1722 in Of Waltham, Middlesex, MA and died on June 3, 1803 in Weston, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Joseph Whitney and Mary Child:

      1. Abijah Whitney (1744–1756)
      2. Nathan Whitney (1749–1750)
      3. Mary Whitney (1752–)
      4. Abijah Whitney (1760–1829)

    6. Joseph Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Elizabeth Fiske, was born on December 3, 1710 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died before November 22, 1784 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Mary Childe, daughter of , on April 19, 1737 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1715 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA. The second time he married Elizabeth Goddard on July 3, 1760 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1720 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Joseph Whitney and Mary Childe:

      1. Joseph Whitney (1738–1739)
      2. Joseph Whitney (1739–1812)
      3. David Whitney (1741–1791)
      4. Jonathan Whitney (1743–1813)
      5. Elizabeth Whitney (1746–1772)

    7. Benjamin Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Elizabeth Fiske, was born on September 14, 1712 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on November 13, 1713 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA at the age of 13 months. He married Rebecca (--?--) about 1732 in Poss. Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1712 in Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Benjamin Whitney and Rebecca (--?--):

      1. Mary Whitney (1733–)
      2. Benjamin Whitney (1735–)
      3. Rebecca Whitney (1739–)
      4. Samuel Whitney (1742–)
      5. Josiah Whitney (1746–)
      6. Lydia Whitney (1747–)
      7. Sarah Whitney (1749–)

    8. Samuel Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Elizabeth Fiske, was born on November 22, 1715 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died about September 1807 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Mary Clark on March 1, 1743 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1722 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on August 17, 1763 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. The second time he married Lydia Prentice on January 15, 1765 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1720 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

Shared note

Joseph himself died 4 Nov 1702, his son Isaac died 1 Nov 1702, and his daughter Martha died 30 Oct 1702. Suggests serious illness in household. Watertown VR entry: 5 Dec 1686, Joseph Whitney & wife Martha admitted to full communion (in the local church).

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