Nathaniel WhitneyAge: 80 years1696–1776
- Name
- Nathaniel Whitney
- Given names
- Nathaniel
- Surname
- Whitney
| Birth | January 23, 1696 20 19 |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Whitney March 3, 1699 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Amos Whitney April 19, 1701 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Whitney July 23, 1702 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jonas Whitney December 15, 1703 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Whitney March 2, 1705 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Israel[?] Whitney about 1705 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Susanna Whitney about 1707 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Solomon Whitney about 1708 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Whitney about December 1710 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a brother | Amos Whitney before June 11, 1711 (Age 15 years) |
| Christening | June 17, 1711 (Age 15 years) |
| Christening of a sister | Sarah Whitney June 17, 1711 (Age 15 years) |
| Christening of a sister | Elizabeth Whitney June 17, 1711 (Age 15 years) |
| Christening of a brother | Jonas Whitney June 17, 1711 (Age 15 years) |
| Christening of a brother | James Whitney June 17, 1711 (Age 15 years) |
| Christening of a sister | Susanna Whitney June 17, 1711 (Age 15 years) |
| Christening of a brother | Solomon Whitney June 17, 1711 (Age 15 years) |
| Christening of a brother | Samuel Whitney June 17, 1711 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Ebenezer Whitney about 1712 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joshua Whitney about 1713 (Age 16 years) |
| Christening of a brother | Ebenezer Whitney April 25, 1714 (Age 18 years) |
| Christening of a brother | Joshua Whitney April 25, 1714 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a brother | David Whitney 1716 (Age 19 years) |
| Marriage | Mary Child — View this family July 20, 1721 (Age 25 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.
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| Birth of a son #1 | Ephraim Whitney June 2, 1722 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Hagar July 29, 1722 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Oliver Whitney December 1, 1724 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | David Whitney 1725 (Age 28 years) |
| Christening of a brother | David Whitney November 6, 1726 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Whitney February 15, 1727 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Nathaniel Whitney July 22, 1728 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Anna Whitney March 8, 1730 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a father | Nathaniel Whitney September 23, 1730 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Amos Whitney March 17, 1732 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Nathaniel Whitney January 7, 1733 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Lucy Whitney April 26, 1734 (Age 38 years) |
| Christening of a daughter | Lucy Whitney June 9, 1734 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Love Whitney September 16, 1736 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Lois Whitney February 9, 1739 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mercy Robinson December 31, 1740 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a son #11 | Eli Whitney May 3, 1741 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ebenezer Whitney January 23, 1743 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a brother | Israel[?] Whitney 1746 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Bradish — Mary Whitney — View this family April 14, 1748 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | David Forbush — Anna Whitney — View this family May 4, 1749 (Age 53 years) Shared note: Intent published in Upton, Worcester, MA, 3 Feb 1748/9.
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| Marriage of a child | Ephraim Whitney — Thankfull Harrington — View this family December 6, 1749 (Age 53 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.
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| Marriage of a child | Oliver Whitney — Dorcas Forbush — View this family December 18, 1749 (Age 53 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.
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| Marriage of a child | Nathaniel Whitney — Abigail Josling — View this family December 26, 1753 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a brother | David Whitney April 19, 1754 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Harrington — Lucy Whitney — View this family interpreted April 3, 1756 () (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Abihail Chamberlin — Lois Whitney — View this family December 4, 1763 (Age 67 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.
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| Marriage of a child | Eli Whitney — Elizabeth Fay — View this family February 7, 1765 (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Taft — Love Whitney — View this family April 23, 1772 (Age 76 years) Shared note: Intent published in Westborough 20 Mar 1772.
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| Death | January 27, 1776 (Age 80 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Nathaniel Whitney Birth: March 25, 1675 28 23 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: September 23, 1730 — Weston, Middlesex, MA |
| mother |
Mercy Robinson Birth: August 7, 1676 — Cambridge, Middlesex, MA Death: December 31, 1740 — Weston, Middlesex, MA |
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Marriage: November 7, 1695 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA |
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3 months himself |
Nathaniel Whitney Birth: January 23, 1696 20 19 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: January 27, 1776 — Westborough, Worcester, MA |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah Whitney Birth: March 3, 1699 23 22 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Amos Whitney Birth: April 19, 1701 26 24 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: before June 11, 1711 |
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15 months younger sister |
Elizabeth Whitney Birth: July 23, 1702 27 25 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: 1789 — Worcester, Worcester, MA |
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17 months younger brother |
Jonas Whitney Birth: December 15, 1703 28 27 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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15 months younger brother |
James Whitney Birth: March 2, 1705 29 28 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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10 months younger brother |
Israel[?] Whitney Birth: about 1705 29 28 — Weston? Death: 1746 — Oxford, Massachusetts |
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3 years younger sister |
Susanna Whitney Birth: about 1707 31 30 — Weston? Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Solomon Whitney Birth: about 1708 32 31 — Weston? Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Samuel Whitney Birth: about December 1710 35 34 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: August 2, 1788 — Shrewsbury, MA |
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2 years younger brother |
Ebenezer Whitney Birth: about 1712 36 35 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: January 23, 1743 |
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2 years younger brother |
Joshua Whitney Birth: about 1713 37 36 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: June 25, 1786 — Stockbridge, Massachuetts |
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4 years younger brother |
David Whitney Birth: 1716 40 39 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: April 19, 1754 — Natick, Norfolk, MA |
| Family with Mary Child |
| himself |
Nathaniel Whitney Birth: January 23, 1696 20 19 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: January 27, 1776 — Westborough, Worcester, MA |
| wife |
Mary Child Birth: 1699 — Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: December 3, 1776 — Probably Westborough |
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Marriage: July 20, 1721 — Weston, Middlesex, MA |
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4 years son |
David Whitney Birth: 1725 28 26 Death: |
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-3 years son |
Ephraim Whitney Birth: June 2, 1722 26 23 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: July 8, 1797 — Upton, Worcester, MA |
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3 years son |
Oliver Whitney Birth: December 1, 1724 28 25 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: May 18, 1804 — Upton, Worcester, MA |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Whitney Birth: February 15, 1727 31 28 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: |
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17 months son |
Nathaniel Whitney Birth: July 22, 1728 32 29 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: May 1, 1776 — Grafton, Worcester, MA |
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20 months daughter |
Anna Whitney Birth: March 8, 1730 34 31 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: January 4, 1785 |
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2 years son |
Amos Whitney Birth: March 17, 1732 36 33 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Lucy Whitney Birth: April 26, 1734 38 35 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Love Whitney Birth: September 16, 1736 40 37 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Lois Whitney Birth: February 9, 1739 43 40 — Westborough, Worcestor, MA Death: |
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2 years son |
Eli Whitney Birth: May 3, 1741 45 42 — Westborough, Worcestor, MA Death: August 25, 1807 — Westborough, Worcestor, MA |
- Generation 1
Nathaniel Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Mercy Robinson, 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. He married Mary Child, daughter of , on July 20, 1721 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. She was born in 1699 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on December 3, 1776 in Probably Westborough at the age of 77.
Children of Nathaniel Whitney and Mary Child:
- David Whitney (1725–)
- Ephraim Whitney (1722–1797)
- Oliver Whitney (1724–1804)
- Mary Whitney (1727–)
- Nathaniel Whitney (1728–1776)
- Anna Whitney (1730–1785)
- Amos Whitney (1732–)
- Lucy Whitney (1734–)
- Love Whitney (1736–)
- Lois Whitney (1739–)
- Eli Whitney (1741–1807)
- Generation 2back to top
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:
- Thankful Whitney (1750–)
- Beulah Whitney (1753–)
- Ephraim Whitney (1756–1827)
- Amos Whitney (1759–1841)
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:
- Oliver Whitney (1756–1833)
- Dorcas Whitney (1758–1822)
- Lucy Whitney (1760–)
- Ezra Whitney (1763–1847)
- Jacob Whitney (1767–)
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.
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:
- Nathaniel Whitney (1754–)
- Abigail Whitney (1757–1760)
- Mary Whitney (1759–1782)
- Lydia Whitney (1761–1776)
- Abigail Whitney (1763–1847)
- Hannah Whitney (1765–)
- Joseph Whitney (1767–1843)
- Katherine Whitney (1770–)
- Tirzah Whitney (1772–1776)
- Lois Whitney (1775–)
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:
- Anna Forbush (1750–)
- John Forbush (1751–1757)
- David Forbush (1754–1826)
- Jacob Forbush (1756–1756)
- Abigail Forbush (1757–)
- Lois Forbush (1759–1759)
- Jonathan Forbush (1762–1798)
- Jemima Forbush (1764–)
- Silas Forbush (1766–1840)
- Joel Forbush (1768–1776)
- Ruth Forbush (1770–1774)
- Bulah Forbush (1773–1883)
- Mary Forbush (1776–)
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.
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.
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:
- Ephraim Chamberlin (1770–1836)
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:
- Eli Whitney (1765–1825)
- Elizabeth Fay Whitney (1767–1827)
- Benjamin Whitney (1768–1842)
- Josiah Whitney (1770–)
- Generation 3back to top
Thankful Whitney, daughter of Ephraim Whitney and Thankfull Harrington, was born on November 11, 1750 in Upton, Worcester, MA.
Beulah Whitney, daughter of Ephraim Whitney and Thankfull Harrington, was born on January 23, 1753 in Upton, Worcester, MA.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jacob Whitney, son of Oliver Whitney and Dorcas Forbush, was born on September 12, 1767 in Upton, Worcester, MA.
Nathaniel Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Abigail Josling, was born on October 14, 1754 in Grafton, Worcester, MA.
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.
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.
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.
Katherine Whitney, daughter of Nathaniel Whitney and Abigail Josling, was born on February 14, 1770 in Grafton, Worcester, MA.
Lois Whitney, daughter of Nathaniel Whitney and Abigail Josling, was born on February 8, 1775 in Grafton, Worcester, MA.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 | Aged 80 years at death. He settled in Westborough, Mass, where he and his wife, Mary Child, were admitted into the Church in 1728. He owned the covenant. Provided by: Allan Green [email protected] |