Benjamin Whitney1685–
- Name
- Benjamin Whitney
- Given names
- Benjamin
- Surname
- Whitney
| Birth | January 30, 1685 33 34 |
| Marriage | Sarah Phillips — View this family March (on the date of death) |
| Birth of a sister | Abigail Whitney about 1685 |
| Christening of a brother | Joseph Whitney January 16, 1687 (Age 23 months) |
| Christening of a sister | Martha Whitney January 16, 1687 (Age 23 months) |
| Christening of a brother | John Whitney January 16, 1687 (Age 23 months) |
| Christening of a brother | Isaac Whitney January 16, 1687 (Age 23 months) |
| Christening of a sister | Abigail Whitney January 16, 1687 (Age 23 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Whitney October 12, 1692 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Whitney April 21, 1694 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Whitney 1695 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Ruth Reynolds after May 27, 1695 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Beach 1696 (Age 10 years) |
| Christening of a sister | Sarah Whitney June 20, 1697 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Whitney October 30, 1702 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a brother | Isaac Whitney November 1, 1702 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph Whitney November 4, 1702 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Susanna Whitney September 28, 1705 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Susanna Whitney November 28, 1705 (Age 20 years) |
| Marriage | Elizabeth Fiske — View this family March 1, 1710 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Joseph Whitney December 3, 1710 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Benjamin Whitney September 14, 1712 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a son | Benjamin Whitney November 13, 1713 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Samuel Whitney November 22, 1715 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Elizabeth Whitney March 9, 1719 (Age 34 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Whitney — Rebecca (--?--) — View this family about 1732 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Whitney — Mary Childe — View this family April 19, 1737 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Whitney July 3, 1737 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Whitney — Mary Clark — View this family March 1, 1743 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Whitney — Elizabeth Goddard — View this family July 3, 1760 (Age 75 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Whitney — Lydia Prentice — View this family January 15, 1765 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a son | Joseph Whitney before November 22, 1784 (Age 99 years) |
| Death | yes |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph Whitney Birth: January 15, 1652 28 29 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: November 4, 1702 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA |
| mother |
Martha Beach Birth: March 10, 1650 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: 1696 |
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Marriage: January 24, 1675 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA |
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7 months elder brother |
Joseph Whitney Birth: August 15, 1675 23 25 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: July 3, 1737 — Newton, Middlesex, MA |
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2 years elder sister |
Martha Whitney Birth: December 20, 1677 25 27 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: October 30, 1702 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA |
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3 years elder brother |
John Whitney Birth: July 29, 1680 28 30 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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19 months elder brother |
Isaac Whitney Birth: March 10, 1682 30 32 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: March 20, 1682 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA |
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1 year elder brother |
Isaac Whitney Birth: February 26, 1683 31 32 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: November 1, 1702 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA |
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23 months himself |
Benjamin Whitney Birth: January 30, 1685 33 34 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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11 months sister |
Abigail Whitney Birth: about 1685 32 34 — Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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9 years younger sister |
Mary Whitney Birth: April 21, 1694 42 44 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: 1695 |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah Whitney Christening: June 20, 1697 45 47 — Christened Death: |
| Family with Elizabeth Fiske |
| himself |
Benjamin Whitney Birth: January 30, 1685 33 34 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
| wife |
Elizabeth Fiske Birth: about 1687 — Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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Marriage: March 1, 1710 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA |
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9 months son |
Joseph Whitney Birth: December 3, 1710 25 23 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: before November 22, 1784 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA |
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21 months son |
Benjamin Whitney Birth: September 14, 1712 27 25 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: November 13, 1713 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA |
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3 years son |
Samuel Whitney Birth: November 22, 1715 30 28 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: about September 1807 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA |
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3 years daughter |
Elizabeth Whitney Birth: March 9, 1719 34 32 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
| Family with Sarah Phillips |
| himself |
Benjamin Whitney Birth: January 30, 1685 33 34 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
| wife |
Sarah Phillips Birth: about 1686 — Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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Marriage: March — |
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| daughter |
Susanna Whitney Birth: September 28, 1705 20 19 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: November 28, 1705 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA |
- Generation 1
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:
- Joseph Whitney (1710–1784)
- Benjamin Whitney (1712–1713)
- Samuel Whitney (1715–1807)
- Elizabeth Whitney (1719–)
Children of Benjamin Whitney and Sarah Phillips:
- Susanna Whitney (1705–1705)
- Generation 2back to top
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:
- Joseph Whitney (1738–1739)
- Joseph Whitney (1739–1812)
- David Whitney (1741–1791)
- Jonathan Whitney (1743–1813)
- Elizabeth Whitney (1746–1772)
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 (--?--):
- Mary Whitney (1733–)
- Benjamin Whitney (1735–)
- Rebecca Whitney (1739–)
- Samuel Whitney (1742–)
- Josiah Whitney (1746–)
- Lydia Whitney (1747–)
- Sarah Whitney (1749–)
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.
- Generation 3back to top
Jonathan Whitney, son of Joseph Whitney and Mary Childe, was born on April 12, 1743 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died before May 12, 1813 in Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married Susanna Norcross, daughter of , on October 10, 1765 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1744 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
Children of Jonathan Whitney and Susanna Norcross:
- Susanna Whitney (1766–)
- Mary Whitney (1767–)
- Jonathan Whitney (1769–)
- Joseph Whitney (1774–)
- Samuel Whitney (1776–)
Elizabeth Whitney, daughter of Joseph Whitney and Mary Childe, was baptized on November 23, 1746 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died before December 3, 1772. She married Abraham Whitney, son of John Whitney and Susan (--?--), on July 10, 1766 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born on December 7, 1735 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died before October 12, 1813 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
Children of Elizabeth Whitney and Abraham Whitney:
- Abraham Whitney (1767–)
- Elizabeth Whitney (1769–)
- Lois Whitney (1771–1794)
| Shared note | When his father's estate was probated on 7 Dec 1702 in Watertown, guardian bond was posted by Isaac Beach of Newton, husbandman, with Joseph Whitney and John Whitney of Watertown as sureties, as guardian of Benjamin Whitney aged 17 years and up, son of Joseph Whitney, late of Watertown, decd., he had chosen his uncle Isaac Beach as guardian. His estate was probated 19 Oct 1736, Watertown, Middlesex, MA; will of Benjamin Whitney late of Watertown lodged; Joseph Whitney cited the widow and all heirs; est/pro 8 Nov 1736 Wat/Mid/MA; executor's bond posted by Joseph Whitney, with John Whitney and John Tayntor, sureties, all of Watertown. He left a will on 14 Jun 1736, Watertown, Middlesex, MA; Barry, History of Framingham, p. 436, says his will was probated in 1736, and that he left Benjamin, Samuel, Joseph and Elizabeth. Will of Benjamin Whitney of Watertown, wife Elizabeth, son Benjamin Whitney, son Samuel Whitney, daughter Elizabeth Whitney, single woman, son Joseph Whitney, executor; witnesses John Whitney, John Taynter, John Cooleidg. He had a child by Sarah Phillips without benefit of marriage; see Watertown Vital Records, Third Book, p. 31. Provided by: Allan Green [email protected] |