Josiah WhitneyAge: 74 years1731–1806
- Name
- Josiah Whitney
- Given names
- Josiah
- Surname
- Whitney
- Name prefix
- Gen.
| Birth | October 12, 1731 38 37 |
| Death of a mother | Hannah Whitcomb November 17, 1743 (Age 12 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Richard Whitney — Hannah Ayers — View this family October 26, 1746 (Age 15 years) |
| Marriage | Sarah Farr Or Farrar — View this family September 9, 1751 (Age 19 years) Shared note: Intent published in Stow, 9 Sep 1751.
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| Birth of a son #1 | Joshua Whitney February 25, 1753 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Elizabeth Whitney May 7, 1755 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Stephen Whitney May 1, 1757 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a child | Infant Whitney June 4, 1761 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a child | Infant Whitney May 10, 1762 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a child | Infant Whitney May 16, 1763 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a child | Infant Whitney February 1766 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a child | Infant Whitney February 18, 1768 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah Farr Or Farrar April 21, 1773 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage | Sarah Dwelly — View this family February 3, 1774 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Sarah Whitney April 11, 1775 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | Richard Whitney April 27, 1775 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joshua Whitney — Anna Scollay — View this family January 10, 1776 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Oliver Whitney January 9, 1777 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Artemus Ward Whitney November 17, 1778 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Susannah Whitney October 2, 1780 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Dwelly Whitney August 21, 1782 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | Daniel Whitney September 30, 1782 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Lemuel Whitney September 19, 1784 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a son #10 | Daniel Whitney October 25, 1786 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a son #11 | John Hancock Whitney December 13, 1788 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a son #12 | Moses Gill Whitney February 4, 1791 (Age 59 years) |
| Christening of a son | Moses Gill Whitney October 2, 1791 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a brother | Richard Whitney May 4, 1798 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lemuel Whitney — Betsy Hall — View this family December 4, 1804 (Age 73 years) Shared note: Husband shown as "of Ashby" in the Ashburnham VR entry for this marriage.
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| Death | January 24, 1806 (Age 74 years) |
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| Family with parents |
| father |
Richard Whitney Birth: December 9, 1692 32 24 — Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: April 27, 1775 — Stow, Middlesex, MA |
| mother |
Hannah Whitcomb Birth: March 28, 1694 — Lancaster, Worcester, Massacheutts Death: November 17, 1743 — Stow, Middlesex, MA |
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Marriage: about 1714 — |
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23 months elder sister |
Mary Whitney Birth: November 24, 1715 22 21 — Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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2 years elder sister |
Dorothy Whitney Birth: April 13, 1718 25 24 — Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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22 months elder brother |
Daniel Whitney Birth: February 13, 1720 27 25 — Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: September 30, 1782 — Stow, Middlesex, MA |
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3 years elder sister |
Hannah Whitney Birth: May 20, 1723 30 29 — Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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2 years elder brother |
Richard Whitney Birth: July 31, 1725 32 31 — Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: May 4, 1798 — Harvard, Worcester, MA |
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3 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Whitney Birth: July 23, 1728 35 34 — Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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3 years himself |
Josiah Whitney Birth: October 12, 1731 38 37 — Of Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: January 24, 1806 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA |
| sister |
Sarah Whitney Death: |
| Father’s family with Hannah Ayers |
| father |
Richard Whitney Birth: December 9, 1692 32 24 — Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: April 27, 1775 — Stow, Middlesex, MA |
| step-mother |
Hannah Ayers Birth: 1704 — Of Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: September 27, 1775 — Stow, Middlesex, MA |
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Marriage: October 26, 1746 — Stow, Middlesex, MA |
| Family with Sarah Farr Or Farrar |
| himself |
Josiah Whitney Birth: October 12, 1731 38 37 — Of Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: January 24, 1806 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA |
| wife |
Sarah Farr Or Farrar Birth: January 19, 1735 Death: April 21, 1773 — Harvard, Massachusetts |
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Marriage: September 9, 1751 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA |
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| child |
Infant Whitney Death: June 4, 1761 |
| child |
Infant Whitney Death: May 10, 1762 |
| child |
Infant Whitney Death: May 16, 1763 |
| child |
Infant Whitney Death: February 1766 |
| child |
Infant Whitney Death: February 18, 1768 |
| son |
Joshua Whitney Birth: February 25, 1753 21 18 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: January 2, 1827 |
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2 years daughter |
Elizabeth Whitney Birth: May 7, 1755 23 20 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
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2 years son |
Stephen Whitney Birth: May 1, 1757 25 22 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
| Family with Sarah Dwelly |
| himself |
Josiah Whitney Birth: October 12, 1731 38 37 — Of Stow, Middlesex, MA Death: January 24, 1806 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA |
| wife |
Sarah Dwelly Death: February 18, 1817 — Whitington, Vermont |
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Marriage: February 3, 1774 — Harvard, Massachuetts |
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14 months daughter |
Sarah Whitney Birth: April 11, 1775 43 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
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21 months son |
Oliver Whitney Birth: January 9, 1777 45 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
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22 months son |
Artemus Ward Whitney Birth: November 17, 1778 47 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
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23 months daughter |
Susannah Whitney Birth: October 2, 1780 48 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
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23 months daughter |
Dwelly Whitney Birth: August 21, 1782 50 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
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2 years son |
Lemuel Whitney Birth: September 19, 1784 52 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: July 9, 1853 |
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2 years son |
Daniel Whitney Birth: October 25, 1786 55 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
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2 years son |
John Hancock Whitney Birth: December 13, 1788 57 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
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2 years son |
Moses Gill Whitney Birth: February 4, 1791 59 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: |
- Generation 1
Josiah Whitney, son of Richard Whitney and Hannah Whitcomb, was born on October 12, 1731 in Of Stow, Middlesex, MA and died on January 24, 1806 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA at the age of 74. He married 2 times. The first time he married Sarah Farr Or Farrar on September 9, 1751 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA. She was born on January 19, 1735 and died on April 21, 1773 in Harvard, Massachusetts at the age of 38. The second time he married Sarah Dwelly on February 3, 1774 in Harvard, Massachuetts. She died on February 18, 1817 in Whitington, Vermont.
Children of Josiah Whitney and Sarah Farr Or Farrar:
- Infant Whitney (–1761)
- Infant Whitney (–1762)
- Infant Whitney (–1763)
- Infant Whitney (–1766)
- Infant Whitney (–1768)
- Joshua Whitney (1753–1827)
- Elizabeth Whitney (1755–)
- Stephen Whitney (1757–)
Children of Josiah Whitney and Sarah Dwelly:
- Sarah Whitney (1775–)
- Oliver Whitney (1777–)
- Artemus Ward Whitney (1778–)
- Susannah Whitney (1780–)
- Dwelly Whitney (1782–)
- Lemuel Whitney (1784–1853)
- Daniel Whitney (1786–)
- John Hancock Whitney (1788–)
- Moses Gill Whitney (1791–)
- Generation 2back to top
Joshua Whitney, son of Josiah Whitney and Sarah Farr Or Farrar, was born on February 25, 1753 in Harvard, Worcester, MA and died on January 2, 1827 at the age of 73. He married Anna Scollay on January 10, 1776 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She was born about April 18, 1758 in Harvard, Massachusetts and died on March 8, 1824.
Children of Joshua Whitney and Anna Scollay:
- Lucy Whitney
- Nancy Whitney (1777–)
- Sally Whitney (1778–)
- Lois Whitney (1781–)
- James Whitney (1782–)
- Steven Whitney (1784–1852)
- James Whitney (1789–)
- Lydia Whitney (1795–)
- Scollay Whitney (1798–)
- Betsey Whitney (1801–)
Lemuel Whitney, son of Josiah Whitney and Sarah Dwelly, was born on September 19, 1784 in Harvard, Worcester, MA and died on July 9, 1853 at the age of 68. He married Betsy Hall on December 4, 1804 in Ashburnham, Worcester, MA. She was born on July 6, 1788 in Ashburnham, Worcester Co., Massachusetts and died on April 30, 1852 in Ashburnham, Worcester Co., Massachusetts at the age of 63.
Children of Lemuel Whitney and Betsy Hall:
- (Twin) Whitney (–1814)
- (Other Twin) Whitney (–1814)
- … Whitney (–1815)
- Henry Hall Whitney (1805–1888)
- Dwelle(Y) Whitney (1807–1879)
- Otis Whitney (1809–1884)
- Betsy Whitney (1812–)
- Lemuel Whitney (1818–)
- Nancy Whitney (1822–)
- Generation 3back to top
Lucy Whitney, daughter of Joshua Whitney and Anna Scollay.
Steven Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Anna Scollay, was born on July 1, 1784 in Harvard, Massachuetts and died on July 12, 1852 at the age of 68.
Henry Hall Whitney, son of Lemuel Whitney and Betsy Hall, was born on June 11, 1805 in Ashburnham, Worcester, MA and died on December 26, 1888 at the age of 83.
Dwelle(Y) Whitney, son of Lemuel Whitney and Betsy Hall, was born on September 10, 1807 in Ashburnham, Worcester, MA and died on March 19, 1879 in Ashburnham Ctr, Worcester Co., Massachusetts at the age of 71.
Otis Whitney, son of Lemuel Whitney and Betsy Hall, was born on November 14, 1809 in Ashburnham, Worcester, MA and died in 1884 at the age of 74.
Betsy Whitney, daughter of Lemuel Whitney and Betsy Hall, was born on March 18, 1812 in Of Ashburnham, Worcester, MA.
Lemuel Whitney, son of Lemuel Whitney and Betsy Hall, was born on August 9, 1818.
| Marriage | Intent published in Stow, 9 Sep 1751. |
| Shared note | Provided by: Allan Green [email protected] |