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Joshua WhitneyAge: 73 years1713–1786

Name: Joshua Whitney

Given names: Joshua

Surname: Whitney

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Birth	about 1713 37 36 Weston, Middlesex, MA
Christening	April 25, 1714 (Age 15 months) Weston, Middlesex, MA
Christening of a brother	Ebenezer Whitney April 25, 1714 (Age 15 months) Weston, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a brother	David Whitney 1716 (Age 3 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death of a paternal grandmother	Sarah Hagar July 29, 1722 (Age 9 years) Weston, Middlesex, MA
Christening of a brother	David Whitney November 6, 1726 (Age 13 years) Weston, Middlesex, MA
Death of a father	Nathaniel Whitney September 23, 1730 (Age 17 years) Weston, Middlesex, MA
Death of a paternal grandfather	Nathaniel Whitney January 7, 1733 (Age 20 years) Weston, Middlesex, MA
Marriage	Mehitable Wilson — View this family May 21, 1740 (Age 27 years) Leicester, Worcester, MA
Birth of a son #1	Phineas Whitney June 24, 1740 (Age 27 years) Spencer, Worcester, MA
Death of a mother	Mercy Robinson December 31, 1740 (Age 27 years) Weston, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #2	Lemuel Whitney January 5, 1742 (Age 29 years) Spencer, Worcester, MA
Death of a brother	Ebenezer Whitney January 23, 1743 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter #3	Beulah Whitney June 3, 1745 (Age 32 years) Spencer, Worcester, MA
Death of a brother	Israel[?] Whitney 1746 (Age 33 years) Oxford, Massachusetts
Birth of a son #4	Elisha Whitney January 8, 1747 (Age 34 years) Spencer, Worcester, MA
Christening of a daughter	Mary Whitney May 13, 1750 (Age 37 years) Spencer, Worcester, MA
Birth of a son #5	John Whitney May 4, 1751 (Age 38 years) Spencer, Worcester, MA
Birth of a daughter #6	Sibbillah Whitney January 26, 1754 (Age 41 years) Spencer, Worcester, MA
Death of a brother	David Whitney April 19, 1754 (Age 41 years) Natick, Norfolk, MA
Birth of a daughter #7	Mehitable Whitney July 17, 1756 (Age 43 years) Spencer, Worcester, MA
Birth of a son #8	Joshua Whitney November 11, 1758 (Age 45 years) Spencer, Worcester, MA
Birth of a daughter #9	Susannah Whitney August 15, 1762 (Age 49 years) Spencer, Worcester, MA
Marriage of a child	John Ball — Beulah Whitney — View this family April 14, 1765 (Age 52 years) Spencer, Worcester, MA
Birth of a daughter #10	Molly Whitney October 19, 1766 (Age 53 years)
Christening of a daughter	Molly Whitney May 17, 1772 (Age 59 years) Spencer, Worcester, MA
Marriage of a child	Obadiah Newton — Mehitable Whitney — View this family February 23, 1775 (Age 62 years) Leicester, Worcester, MA
Death of a brother	Nathaniel Whitney January 27, 1776 (Age 63 years) Westborough, Worcester, MA
Marriage of a child	Phineas Whitney — Sarah Harrington — View this family May 20, 1776 (Age 63 years) Worcester, Worcester, MA
Marriage of a child	Joshua Whitney — Esther Prouty — View this family June 7, 1781 (Age 68 years) Spencer, Worcester, MA
Marriage of a child	Elisha Whitney — Esther Clark — View this family February 20, 1783 (Age 70 years) Worcester, Spencer, Mass.
Marriage of a child	William Hiscock — Susannah Whitney — View this family February 5, 1784 (Age 71 years) Spencer, Worcester, MA
Death of a wife	Mehitable Wilson May 1, 1785 (Age 72 years) Stockbridge, Massachuetts
Christening of a son	Elisha Whitney Wysox, Pennsylvania
Death	June 25, 1786 (Age 73 years) Stockbridge, Massachuetts
Burial	Norwich Hill Cem., Stockbridge, MA

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mercy Robinson Nathaniel Whitney Sarah Whitney Amos Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Jonas Whitney James Whitney Israel[?] Whitney Susanna Whitney Solomon Whitney Samuel Whitney Ebenezer Whitney Joshua Whitney David Whitney Nathaniel Whitney Birth: March 25, 1675 28 23 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: September 23, 1730 — Weston, Middlesex, MA
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nathaniel Whitney Nathaniel Whitney Sarah Whitney Amos Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Jonas Whitney James Whitney Israel[?] Whitney Susanna Whitney Solomon Whitney Samuel Whitney Ebenezer Whitney Joshua Whitney David Whitney Mercy Robinson Birth: August 7, 1676 — Cambridge, Middlesex, MA Death: December 31, 1740 — Weston, Middlesex, MA
	Marriage: November 7, 1695 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
3 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Child David Whitney Ephraim Whitney Oliver Whitney Mary Whitney Nathaniel Whitney Anna Whitney Amos Whitney Lucy Whitney Love Whitney Lois Whitney Eli Whitney Nathaniel Whitney Birth: January 23, 1696 20 19 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: January 27, 1776 — Westborough, Worcester, MA
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ephraim Rice Sarah Whitney Birth: March 3, 1699 23 22 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death:
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Amos Whitney Birth: April 19, 1701 26 24 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: before June 11, 1711
15 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Daniel Bigelow Elizabeth Whitney Birth: July 23, 1702 27 25 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: 1789 — Worcester, Worcester, MA
17 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Jonas Whitney Birth: December 15, 1703 28 27 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death:
15 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Whitney Birth: March 2, 1705 29 28 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death:
10 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hannah Blodgett Israel[?] Whitney Birth: about 1705 29 28 — Weston? Death: 1746 — Oxford, Massachusetts
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Abraham Gregory Mary Whitney Susanna Gregory Elijah Gregory Abijah Gregory Ruth Gregory Moses Gregory Patience Gregory Susanna Whitney Birth: about 1707 31 30 — Weston? Death:
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Martha Fletcher Solomon Whitney Sarah Whitney Abigail Whitney Lois Whitney Lois Whitney Lucy Whitney Martha Whitney Elisha Fletcher Whitney Solomon Whitney Birth: about 1708 32 31 — Weston? Death:
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Hastings Elizabeth Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Samuel J. Whitney Lydia Whitney Nathaniel Whitney Lucy Whitney Lydia Whitney Susanna Whitney Nathaniel Whitney Jonas Whitney Sarah Whitney Eliphalet Whitney Martha Whitney Samuel Whitney Birth: about December 1710 35 34 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: August 2, 1788 — Shrewsbury, MA
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lydia Goodell Elizabeth Whitney Ebenezer Whitney Ebenezer Whitney Birth: about 1712 36 35 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: January 23, 1743
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mehitable Wilson Phineas Whitney Lemuel Whitney Beulah Whitney Elisha Whitney Mary Whitney John Whitney Sibbillah Whitney Mehitable Whitney Joshua Whitney Susannah Whitney Molly Whitney Joshua Whitney Birth: about 1713 37 36 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: June 25, 1786 — Stockbridge, Massachuetts
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mehitable Parker Oliver Whitney Mary Whitney Ephraim Whitney John Whitney Mercy Whitney David Whitney Birth: 1716 40 39 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: April 19, 1754 — Natick, Norfolk, MA

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mehitable Wilson Phineas Whitney Lemuel Whitney Beulah Whitney Elisha Whitney Mary Whitney John Whitney Sibbillah Whitney Mehitable Whitney Joshua Whitney Susannah Whitney Molly Whitney Joshua Whitney Birth: about 1713 37 36 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: June 25, 1786 — Stockbridge, Massachuetts
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joshua Whitney Phineas Whitney Lemuel Whitney Beulah Whitney Elisha Whitney Mary Whitney John Whitney Sibbillah Whitney Mehitable Whitney Joshua Whitney Susannah Whitney Molly Whitney Mehitable Wilson Birth: about 1719 — Of Leicester, Worcester, MA Death: May 1, 1785 — Stockbridge, Massachuetts
	Marriage: May 21, 1740 — Leicester, Worcester, MA
1 month son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Harrington Phineas Whitney Birth: June 24, 1740 27 21 — Spencer, Worcester, MA Death:
18 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thankful Griffin Cyrus Whitney Benjamin Whitney Lemuel Whitney Birth: January 5, 1742 29 23 — Spencer, Worcester, MA Death:
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Ball Beulah Whitney Birth: June 3, 1745 32 26 — Spencer, Worcester, MA Death:
19 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Esther Clark Rebecca Whitney Asa Clark Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Sally Whitney Elliot Whitney Alvin Whitney Ebenezer Whitney Elisha (2) Whitney Esther Whitney Alanson Whitney Elisha Whitney Birth: January 8, 1747 34 28 — Spencer, Worcester, MA Death: July 4, 1832 — Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Whitney Christening: May 13, 1750 37 31 — Spencer, Worcester, MA Death:
1 year son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rachel Hiscock Nancey Whitney Susanna Whitney John Whitney Birth: May 4, 1751 38 32 — Spencer, Worcester, MA Death:
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sibbillah Whitney Birth: January 26, 1754 41 35 — Spencer, Worcester, MA Death:
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Obadiah Newton Mehitable Whitney Birth: July 17, 1756 43 37 — Spencer, Worcester, MA Death:
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Esther Prouty Charles Whitney Asahel Whitney Abigail Whitney John Whitney Family with spouse Electa Sawtell Joshua Whitney Obadiah Whitney George Whitney Sally Whitney Washington Whitney Joshua Whitney Birth: November 11, 1758 45 39 — Spencer, Worcester, MA Death: December 8, 1849 — Pike, Alleghany, New York
4 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Hiscock Susannah Whitney Birth: August 15, 1762 49 43 — Spencer, Worcester, MA Death:
4 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jonathon Upham Molly Whitney Birth: October 19, 1766 53 47 Death:

Generation 1
1. Joshua Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Mercy Robinson, was born about 1713 in Weston, Middlesex, MA and died on June 25, 1786 in Stockbridge, Massachuetts. He married Mehitable Wilson, daughter of , on May 21, 1740 in Leicester, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1719 in Of Leicester, Worcester, MA and died on May 1, 1785 in Stockbridge, Massachuetts.
  Children of Joshua Whitney and Mehitable Wilson:
  1. Phineas Whitney (1740–)
  2. Lemuel Whitney (1742–)
  3. Beulah Whitney (1745–)
  4. Elisha Whitney (1747–1832)
  5. Mary Whitney (1750–)
  6. John Whitney (1751–)
  7. Sibbillah Whitney (1754–)
  8. Mehitable Whitney (1756–)
  9. Joshua Whitney (1758–1849)
  10. Susannah Whitney (1762–)
  11. Molly Whitney (1766–)
Generation 2back to top
1. Phineas Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Mehitable Wilson, was born on June 24, 1740 in Spencer, Worcester, MA. He married Sarah Harrington on May 20, 1776 in Worcester, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1750 in Of Worcester, Worcester, MA.
2. Lemuel Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Mehitable Wilson, was born on January 5, 1742 in Spencer, Worcester, MA. He married Thankful Griffin.
  Children of Lemuel Whitney and Thankful Griffin:
  1. Cyrus Whitney (1770–)
  2. Benjamin Whitney (1772–)
3. Beulah Whitney, daughter of Joshua Whitney and Mehitable Wilson, was born on June 3, 1745 in Spencer, Worcester, MA. She married John Ball on April 14, 1765 in Spencer, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1740 in Of Spencer, Worcester, MA.
4. Elisha Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Mehitable Wilson, was born on January 8, 1747 in Spencer, Worcester, MA and died on July 4, 1832 in Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania at the age of 85. He married Esther Clark on February 20, 1783 in Worcester, Spencer, Mass.. She was born in 1763 in Spencer, Massachusetts and died on February 1, 1851 in Wysox, Pennsylvania at the age of 88.
  Children of Elisha Whitney and Esther Clark:
  1. Rebecca Whitney (1783–1818)
  2. Asa Clark Whitney (1785–1824)
  3. Elizabeth Whitney (1786–1840)
  4. Sally Whitney (1788–1821)
  5. Elliot Whitney (1791–1836)
  6. Alvin Whitney (1793–)
  7. Ebenezer Whitney (1795–1838)
  8. Elisha (2) Whitney (1797–1847)
  9. Esther Whitney (1799–)
  10. Alanson Whitney (1801–)
5. John Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Mehitable Wilson, was born on May 4, 1751 in Spencer, Worcester, MA. He married Rachel Hiscock.
  Children of John Whitney and Rachel Hiscock:
  1. Nancey Whitney (1782–)
  2. Susanna Whitney (1784–)
6. Mehitable Whitney, daughter of Joshua Whitney and Mehitable Wilson, was born on July 17, 1756 in Spencer, Worcester, MA. She married Obadiah Newton on February 23, 1775 in Leicester, Worcester, MA.
7. Joshua Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Mehitable Wilson, was born on November 11, 1758 in Spencer, Worcester, MA and died on December 8, 1849 in Pike, Alleghany, New York at the age of 91. He married 2 times. The first time he married Esther Prouty on June 7, 1781 in Spencer, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1755 in Of Spencer, Worcester, MA. The second time he married Electa Sawtell on October 13, 1794 in Cavendish, Vermont. She was born in 1777 in Cavendish, Vermont and died after 1850.
  Children of Joshua Whitney and Esther Prouty:
  1. Charles Whitney (1785–)
  2. Asahel Whitney
  3. Abigail Whitney (1788–)
  4. John Whitney (1792–)
  Children of Joshua Whitney and Electa Sawtell:
  1. Joshua Whitney (1795–)
  2. Obadiah Whitney (1799–1870)
  3. George Whitney (1800–)
  4. Sally Whitney (1803–)
  5. Washington Whitney (1807–)
8. Susannah Whitney, daughter of Joshua Whitney and Mehitable Wilson, was born on August 15, 1762 in Spencer, Worcester, MA. She married William Hiscock on February 5, 1784 in Spencer, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1760 in Of Westfield, MA.
9. Molly Whitney, daughter of Joshua Whitney and Mehitable Wilson, was born on October 19, 1766. She married Jonathon Upham on May 19, 1789 in Dudley, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1765 in Of Thompson, ??.
Generation 3back to top
1. Elizabeth Whitney, daughter of Elisha Whitney and Esther Clark, was born on December 10, 1786 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and died on September 29, 1840 in Wysox, Pennsylvania at the age of 53.
2. Elliot Whitney, son of Elisha Whitney and Esther Clark, was born on May 18, 1791 in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts and died on March 12, 1836 in Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania at the age of 44.
3. Obadiah Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Electa Sawtell, was born on April 6, 1799 in Dalton Township, Coos, New Hampshire and died on August 22, 1870 in Rives Junction, Jackson, Michigan at the age of 71.

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Shared note	Baptism on 25 Apr. 1714 says a. _m. [p.390] Provided by: Allan Green [email protected]

Family with parents
father Parents Nathaniel Whitney Sarah Hagar	Nathaniel Whitney 1675–1730
mother Parents (unknown)	Mercy Robinson 1676–1740
elder brother Family Mary Child David Whitney Ephraim Whitney Oliver Whitney Mary Whitney Nathaniel Whitney Anna Whitney Amos Whitney Lucy Whitney Love Whitney Lois Whitney Eli Whitney	Nathaniel Whitney 1696–1776
elder sister Family Ephraim Rice	Sarah Whitney 1699–
elder brother Family (none)	Amos Whitney 1701–1711
elder sister Family Daniel Bigelow	Elizabeth Whitney 1702–1789
elder brother Family (none)	Jonas Whitney 1703–
elder brother Family (none)	James Whitney 1705–
elder brother Family Hannah Blodgett	Israel[?] Whitney 1705–1746
elder sister Family Abraham Gregory Mary Whitney Susanna Gregory Elijah Gregory Abijah Gregory Ruth Gregory Moses Gregory Patience Gregory	Susanna Whitney 1707–
elder brother Family Martha Fletcher Solomon Whitney Sarah Whitney Abigail Whitney Lois Whitney Lois Whitney Lucy Whitney Martha Whitney Elisha Fletcher Whitney	Solomon Whitney 1708–
elder brother Family Elizabeth Hastings Elizabeth Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Samuel J. Whitney Lydia Whitney Nathaniel Whitney Lucy Whitney Lydia Whitney Susanna Whitney Nathaniel Whitney Jonas Whitney Sarah Whitney Eliphalet Whitney Martha Whitney	Samuel Whitney 1710–1788
elder brother Family Lydia Goodell Elizabeth Whitney Ebenezer Whitney	Ebenezer Whitney 1712–1743
himself Family Mehitable Wilson Phineas Whitney Lemuel Whitney Beulah Whitney Elisha Whitney Mary Whitney John Whitney Sibbillah Whitney Mehitable Whitney Joshua Whitney Susannah Whitney Molly Whitney	Joshua Whitney 1713–1786
younger brother Family Mehitable Parker Oliver Whitney Mary Whitney Ephraim Whitney John Whitney Mercy Whitney	David Whitney 1716–1754
Family with Mehitable Wilson
himself Parents Nathaniel Whitney Mercy Robinson	Joshua Whitney 1713–1786
wife Parents (unknown)	Mehitable Wilson 1719–1785
son Family Sarah Harrington	Phineas Whitney 1740–
son Family Thankful Griffin Cyrus Whitney Benjamin Whitney	Lemuel Whitney 1742–
daughter Family John Ball	Beulah Whitney 1745–
son Family Esther Clark Rebecca Whitney Asa Clark Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Sally Whitney Elliot Whitney Alvin Whitney Ebenezer Whitney Elisha (2) Whitney Esther Whitney Alanson Whitney	Elisha Whitney 1747–1832
daughter Family (none)	Mary Whitney 1750–
son Family Rachel Hiscock Nancey Whitney Susanna Whitney	John Whitney 1751–
daughter Family (none)	Sibbillah Whitney 1754–
daughter Family Obadiah Newton	Mehitable Whitney 1756–
son Family Esther Prouty Charles Whitney Asahel Whitney Abigail Whitney John Whitney Electa Sawtell Joshua Whitney Obadiah Whitney George Whitney Sally Whitney Washington Whitney	Joshua Whitney 1758–1849
daughter Family William Hiscock	Susannah Whitney 1762–
daughter Family Jonathon Upham	Molly Whitney 1766–

Joshua WhitneyAge: 73 years1713–1786

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