Joshua WhitneyAge: 81 years1706–1787
- Name
- Joshua Whitney
- Given names
- Joshua
- Surname
- Whitney
- Name suffix
- Dea.
| Birth | about 1706 45 37 |
| Birth of a sister | Hepzibah Whitney 1710 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Richard Whitney September 20, 1719 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Sawtell November 24, 1723 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a father | Richard Whitney December 5, 1723 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a sister | Hepzibah Whitney October 25, 1727 (Age 21 years) |
| Marriage | Zerviah (--?--) — View this family before 1733 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Sarah Whitney November 26, 1733 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Whitney November 29, 1743 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Joshua Whitney August 27, 1747 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Caleb Whitney May 23, 1749 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Simon Maynor — Sarah Whitney — View this family January 18, 1754 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage | Azubah (--?--) — View this family April 19, 1762 (Age 56 years) Shared note: Intent to marry published in Harvard, Worcester, MA, 17 Apr 1762.
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| Marriage of a child | Silas Farr — Mary Whitney — View this family June 21, 1762 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joshua Whitney — Marcy Pierce — View this family October 1, 1763 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage | Rebecca Winship — View this family January 25, 1764 (Age 58 years) Shared note: The Robert Ward 6-Gen shows her name as Winship, but the Harvard and Stow VR's both show her as Rebecca Whitney, widow.
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| Death of a wife | Rebecca Winship December 3, 1769 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage | Mary (--?--) — View this family after 1769 (Age 63 years) Shared note: Not in Stow VR's. Third wife, Rebecca Winship Whitney, died in 1769.
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| Marriage of a child | Caleb Whitney — Katharine Maxwell — View this family December 1, 1770 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a son | Joshua Whitney April 14, 1771 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jonathan Whitney November 8, 1773 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | Richard Whitney April 27, 1775 (Age 69 years) |
| Death | March 15, 1787 (Age 81 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Richard Whitney Birth: January 13, 1660 36 34 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: December 5, 1723 — Stow, Middlesex, MA |
| mother |
Elizabeth Sawtell Birth: February 3, 1668 Death: November 24, 1723 — Stow, Middlesex, MA |
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Marriage: about 1698 — |
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-5 years elder brother |
Richard Whitney Birth: December 9, 1692 32 24 — Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: April 27, 1775 — Stow, Middlesex, MA |
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2 years elder sister |
Hannah Whitney Birth: about 1694 33 25 — Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Whitney Birth: about 1696 35 27 — Of Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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-10 months elder brother |
Jonathan Whitney Birth: February 27, 1695 35 27 — Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: November 8, 1773 — Harvard, Worcester, MA |
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9 years elder sister |
Sarah Whitney Birth: 1703 42 34 Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Ruhamah Whitney Birth: about 1705 44 36 Death: |
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2 years himself |
Joshua Whitney Birth: about 1706 45 37 — Stow(Concord), MA Death: March 15, 1787 — Boxborough, Middlesex, MA |
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5 years younger sister |
Hepzibah Whitney Birth: 1710 49 41 — Prob. Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: October 25, 1727 |
| Family with Zerviah (--?--) |
| himself |
Joshua Whitney Birth: about 1706 45 37 — Stow(Concord), MA Death: March 15, 1787 — Boxborough, Middlesex, MA |
| wife |
Zerviah (--?--) Birth: about 1712 Death: |
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Marriage: before 1733 — Probably Stow, Middlesex, MA |
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11 months daughter |
Sarah Whitney Birth: November 26, 1733 27 21 — Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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10 years daughter |
Mary Whitney Birth: November 29, 1743 37 31 — Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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4 years son |
Joshua Whitney Birth: August 27, 1747 41 35 — Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: April 14, 1771 — Stow, Middlesex, MA |
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21 months son |
Caleb Whitney Birth: May 23, 1749 43 37 — Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: |
| Family with Azubah (--?--) |
| himself |
Joshua Whitney Birth: about 1706 45 37 — Stow(Concord), MA Death: March 15, 1787 — Boxborough, Middlesex, MA |
| wife |
Azubah (--?--) Death: |
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Marriage: April 19, 1762 — Stow, Middlesex, MA |
| Family with Rebecca Winship |
| himself |
Joshua Whitney Birth: about 1706 45 37 — Stow(Concord), MA Death: March 15, 1787 — Boxborough, Middlesex, MA |
| wife |
Rebecca Winship Birth: December 7, 1717 — Of Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: December 3, 1769 — Stow, Middlesex, MA |
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Marriage: January 25, 1764 — Harvard, Worcester, MA |
| Family with Mary (--?--) |
| himself |
Joshua Whitney Birth: about 1706 45 37 — Stow(Concord), MA Death: March 15, 1787 — Boxborough, Middlesex, MA |
| wife |
Mary (--?--) Birth: about 1700 Death: February 27, 1788 — Boxborough, Middlesex, MA |
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Marriage: after 1769 — Possibly Stow, Middlesex, MA |
| Elijah Whitney + Rebecca Winship |
| wife’s husband |
Elijah Whitney Birth: August 2, 1707 35 31 — Cambridge/Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: February 19, 1755 — Harvard, Worcester, MA |
| wife |
Rebecca Winship Birth: December 7, 1717 — Of Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: December 3, 1769 — Stow, Middlesex, MA |
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Marriage: December 8, 1736 — Lexington, Middlesex, MA |
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19 months step-daughter |
Mary Whitney Birth: June 26, 1738 30 20 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
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2 years step-son |
Elias Whitney Birth: June 11, 1740 32 22 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: April 19, 1755 — Harvard, Worcester, MA |
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3 years step-daughter |
Rebecca Whitney Birth: May 25, 1743 35 25 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
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3 years step-daughter |
Lydia Whitney Birth: May 7, 1746 38 28 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
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3 years step-son |
Israel Whitney Birth: December 29, 1748 41 31 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: January 9, 1749 — Harvard, Worcester, MA |
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3 years step-son |
Israel Whitney Birth: June 22, 1751 43 33 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: December 20, 1826 — Harvard, Worcester, MA |
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4 years step-son |
Elijah Whitney Birth: July 8, 1755 47 37 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
- Generation 1
Joshua Whitney, son of Richard Whitney and Elizabeth Sawtell, was born about 1706 in Stow(Concord), MA and died on March 15, 1787 in Boxborough, Middlesex, MA. He married 4 times. The first time he married Zerviah (--?--) before 1733 in Probably Stow, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1712. The second time he married Azubah (--?--) on April 19, 1762 in Stow, Middlesex, MA. The third time he married Rebecca Winship on January 25, 1764 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She was born on December 7, 1717 in Of Lexington, Middlesex, MA and died on December 3, 1769 in Stow, Middlesex, MA at the age of 51. The fourth time he married Mary (--?--) after 1769 in Possibly Stow, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1700 and died on February 27, 1788 in Boxborough, Middlesex, MA.
Children of Joshua Whitney and Zerviah (--?--):
- Sarah Whitney (1733–)
- Mary Whitney (1743–)
- Joshua Whitney (1747–1771)
- Caleb Whitney (1749–)
- Generation 2back to top
Sarah Whitney, daughter of Joshua Whitney and Zerviah (--?--), was born on November 26, 1733 in Stow, Middlesex, MA. She married Simon Maynor on January 18, 1754 in Stow, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1730 in Of Sudbury, Middlesex, MA.
Mary Whitney, daughter of Joshua Whitney and Zerviah (--?--), was born on November 29, 1743 in Stow, Middlesex, MA. She married Silas Farr on June 21, 1762 in Stow, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1740 in Of Stow, Middlesex, MA.
Joshua Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Zerviah (--?--), was born on August 27, 1747 in Stow, Middlesex, MA and died on April 14, 1771 in Stow, Middlesex, MA at the age of 23. He married Marcy Pierce on October 1, 1763 in Stow, Middlesex, MA. She was born in 1745 in Of Stow, Middlesex, MA.
Children of Joshua Whitney and Marcy Pierce:
- Eliphalet Whitney (1764–1816)
- Lois Whitney (1766–)
- Mary Whitney (1767–)
- Joshua Whitney (1769–)
- Susanna Whitney (1770–)
Caleb Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Zerviah (--?--), was born on May 23, 1749 in Stow, Middlesex, MA. He married Katharine Maxwell on December 1, 1770 in Stow, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1750 in Of Stow, Middlesex, MA.
- Generation 3back to top
Eliphalet Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Marcy Pierce, was born on February 24, 1764 in Stow, Middlesex, MA and died in 1816 in Putney, VT at the age of 51. He married Sarah Tenney on March 20, 1783 in Littleton, Middlesex, MA. She was born in 1765 in Of Littleton, Middlesex, MA and died on January 2, 1843 in Putney, VT at the age of 78.
Children of Eliphalet Whitney and Sarah Tenney:
- Sarah Whitney (1784–)
- Molly Whitney (1786–)
- Eliphalet Whitney (1789–1850)
- Lucy Whitney (1792–)
- Martha Whitney (1794–)
- Lois Whitney (1797–)
- Lydia Read Whitney (1806–)
- Emily Whitney (1808–1827)
- Emerson(Emason) Whitney (1808–)
Lois Whitney, daughter of Joshua Whitney and Marcy Pierce, was born on January 16, 1766 in Stow, Middlesex, MA. She married Eliphalet Mace on March 16, 1785 in Littleton, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1760 in Of Boxborough, Middlesex, MA.
Joshua Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Marcy Pierce, was born on January 11, 1769 in Stow, Middlesex, MA. He married Phebe Parker.
| Marriage | Intent to marry published in Harvard, Worcester, MA, 17 Apr 1762. |
| Marriage | The Robert Ward 6-Gen shows her name as Winship, but the Harvard and Stow VR's both show her as Rebecca Whitney, widow. |
| Marriage | Not in Stow VR's. Third wife, Rebecca Winship Whitney, died in 1769. |
| Shared note | (From Robert Ward's 6-Gen) 1706 calculated from age at death, 1707 calculated from age on guardianship bond. His father's estate was probated 29 Feb 1723/4 in Stow; Richard Whitney of Stow, husbandman, appointed guardian of Joshua Whitney, in his 16th year, and Sarah Whitney, in her 20th year. Provided by: Allan Green [email protected] |