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Elijah WhitneyAge: 47 years1707–1755

Name: Elijah Whitney

Given names: Elijah

Surname: Whitney

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Birth	August 2, 1707 35 31 Cambridge/Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Christening	August 3, 1707 (Age 1 day) Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Christening of a brother	Abraham Whitney February 19, 1710 (Age 2 years) Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Christening of a brother	Jonas Whitney November 25, 1711 (Age 4 years) Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a brother	Jonas Whitney November 27, 1711 (Age 4 years) Cambridge/Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Death of a father	Isaiah Whitney January 1, 1712 (Age 4 years) Cambridge, Middlesex, MA
Death of a paternal grandfather	Thomas Whitney September 20, 1719 (Age 12 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Marriage	Mercy Heald — View this family March 11, 1731 (Age 23 years) Lancaster, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #1	Elias Whitney December 1731 (Age 24 years) Lancaster, Middlesex, MA
Christening of a son	Elias Whitney December 25, 1731 (Age 24 years) Lancaster, Middlesex, MA
Death of a wife	Mercy Heald before October 1736 (Age 29 years)
Marriage	Rebecca Winship — View this family December 8, 1736 (Age 29 years) Lexington, Middlesex, MA Shared note: Intent published in Harvard Oct 30, 1736.
Birth of a daughter #2	Mary Whitney June 26, 1738 (Age 30 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Death of a son	Elias Whitney before June 11, 1740 (Age 32 years) Probably Harvard
Birth of a son #3	Elias Whitney June 11, 1740 (Age 32 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a daughter #4	Rebecca Whitney May 25, 1743 (Age 35 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a daughter #5	Lydia Whitney May 7, 1746 (Age 38 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a son #6	Israel Whitney December 29, 1748 (Age 41 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Death of a son	Israel Whitney January 9, 1749 (Age 41 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a son #7	Israel Whitney June 22, 1751 (Age 43 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Death	February 19, 1755 (Age 47 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a son #8	Elijah Whitney July 8, 1755 (4 months after death) Harvard, Worcester, 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 Sarah Woodward Mary Whitney John Whitney Isaiah Whitney Nathaniel Whitney Sarah Whitney Elijah Whitney Abraham Whitney Jonas Whitney Isaiah Whitney Birth: September 16, 1671 43 41 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: January 1, 1712 — Cambridge, Middlesex, MA
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse Isaiah Whitney Mary Whitney John Whitney Isaiah Whitney Nathaniel Whitney Sarah Whitney Elijah Whitney Abraham Whitney Jonas Whitney Sarah Woodward Birth: October 3, 1675 Death:
	Marriage: 1695 — Massachusetts
16 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Wellington Mary Whitney Birth: May 4, 1696 24 20 Death:
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rebeckah Whitney John Whitney Sarah Whitney Beulah Whitney Ezra Whitney Abner Whitney John Whitney Birth: December 6, 1698 27 23 — Cambridge Farms, Middlesex, MA Death: about 1765
18 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Farrar Bettee Whitney Isaiah Whitney Isaiah Whitney Birth: June 1, 1700 28 24 — Cambridge, Middlesex, MA Death:
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Nathaniel Whitney Birth: about 1702 30 26 Death:
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Andrew Parker Sarah Parker Jonas Parker Amos Parker Elizabeth Parker Thomas Parker Abigail Parker Lucy Parker Elizabeth Parker Andrew Parker Kazia Parker Ebenezer Parker Mary Parker Sarah Whitney Birth: April 9, 1705 33 29 — Cambridge/Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: December 18, 1774
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rebecca Winship Mary Whitney Elias Whitney Rebecca Whitney Lydia Whitney Israel Whitney Israel Whitney Elijah Whitney Family with spouse Mercy Heald Elias Whitney Elijah Whitney Birth: August 2, 1707 35 31 — Cambridge/Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: February 19, 1755 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Sarah Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Mary Whitney Mercy Whitney John Whitney Abraham Whitney Isaiah Whitney Elijah Whitney Ann Whitney Abraham Whitney Christening: February 19, 1710 38 34 — Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: May 19, 1784 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
21 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Jonas Whitney Birth: November 27, 1711 40 36 — Cambridge/Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death:

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mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse Isaiah Whitney Mary Whitney John Whitney Isaiah Whitney Nathaniel Whitney Sarah Whitney Elijah Whitney Abraham Whitney Jonas Whitney Sarah Woodward Birth: October 3, 1675 Death:
	Marriage: about 1693 —

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rebecca Winship Mary Whitney Elias Whitney Rebecca Whitney Lydia Whitney Israel Whitney Israel Whitney Elijah Whitney Family with spouse Mercy Heald Elias Whitney Elijah Whitney Birth: August 2, 1707 35 31 — Cambridge/Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: February 19, 1755 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elijah Whitney Mary Whitney Elias Whitney Rebecca Whitney Lydia Whitney Israel Whitney Israel Whitney Elijah Whitney Family with spouse Joshua Whitney Rebecca Winship Birth: December 7, 1717 — Of Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: December 3, 1769 — Stow, Middlesex, MA
	Marriage: December 8, 1736 — Lexington, Middlesex, MA
19 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Micah Stone Mary Whitney Birth: June 26, 1738 30 20 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death:
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elias Whitney Birth: June 11, 1740 32 22 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: April 19, 1755 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Paul Whitcomb Rebecca Whitney Birth: May 25, 1743 35 25 — Harvard, 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 Phineas Warner Lydia Whitney Birth: May 7, 1746 38 28 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death:
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Israel Whitney Birth: December 29, 1748 41 31 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: January 9, 1749 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hannah Mead Hannah Whitney Israel Whitney Rebecca Whitney Lydia Whitney Betsey Whitney Arathusa Whitney Oliver Whitney Family with spouse Abigail Puffer Luther Whitney Luke Whitney Naomi Whitney Israel Whitney Birth: June 22, 1751 43 33 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death: December 20, 1826 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lydia McElwain Elijah Whitney Birth: July 8, 1755 47 37 — Harvard, Worcester, MA Death:

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rebecca Winship Mary Whitney Elias Whitney Rebecca Whitney Lydia Whitney Israel Whitney Israel Whitney Elijah Whitney Family with spouse Mercy Heald Elias Whitney Elijah Whitney Birth: August 2, 1707 35 31 — Cambridge/Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: February 19, 1755 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elijah Whitney Elias Whitney Mercy Heald Birth: about 1710 — Of Lancaster Death: before October 1736
	Marriage: March 11, 1731 — Lancaster, Middlesex, MA
10 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elias Whitney Birth: December 1731 24 21 — Lancaster, Middlesex, MA Death: before June 11, 1740 — Probably Harvard

Joshua Whitney + Rebecca Winship - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Zerviah (--?--) Sarah Whitney Mary Whitney Joshua Whitney Caleb Whitney Family with spouse Azubah (--?--) Family with spouse Rebecca Winship Family with spouse Mary (--?--) Joshua Whitney Birth: about 1706 45 37 — Stow(Concord), MA Death: March 15, 1787 — Boxborough, Middlesex, MA
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elijah Whitney Mary Whitney Elias Whitney Rebecca Whitney Lydia Whitney Israel Whitney Israel Whitney Elijah Whitney Family with spouse Joshua Whitney Rebecca Winship Birth: December 7, 1717 — Of Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: December 3, 1769 — Stow, Middlesex, MA
	Marriage: January 25, 1764 — Harvard, Worcester, MA

Generation 1
1. Elijah Whitney, son of Isaiah Whitney and Sarah Woodward, was born on August 2, 1707 in Cambridge/Lexington, Middlesex, MA and died on February 19, 1755 in Harvard, Worcester, MA at the age of 47. He married 2 times. The first time he married Rebecca Winship on December 8, 1736 in Lexington, Middlesex, 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 second time he married Mercy Heald on March 11, 1731 in Lancaster, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1710 in Of Lancaster and died before October 1736.
  Children of Elijah Whitney and Rebecca Winship:
  1. Mary Whitney (1738–)
  2. Elias Whitney (1740–1755)
  3. Rebecca Whitney (1743–)
  4. Lydia Whitney (1746–)
  5. Israel Whitney (1748–1749)
  6. Israel Whitney (1751–1826)
  7. Elijah Whitney (1755–)
  Children of Elijah Whitney and Mercy Heald:
  1. Elias Whitney (1731–1740)
Generation 2back to top
1. Mary Whitney, daughter of Elijah Whitney and Rebecca Winship, was born on June 26, 1738 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She married Micah Stone on March 17, 1759 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1735 in Of Harvard, Worcester, MA.
2. Rebecca Whitney, daughter of Elijah Whitney and Rebecca Winship, was born on May 25, 1743 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She married Paul Whitcomb on September 19, 1759 in Bolton, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1739 in Of Bolton.
3. Lydia Whitney, daughter of Elijah Whitney and Rebecca Winship, was born on May 7, 1746 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She married Phineas Warner on February 27, 1769 in Bolton, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1743 in Of Harvard, Worcester, MA.
4. Israel Whitney, son of Elijah Whitney and Rebecca Winship, was born on June 22, 1751 in Harvard, Worcester, MA and died on December 20, 1826 in Harvard, Worcester, MA at the age of 75. He married 2 times. The first time he married Hannah Mead on May 14, 1772 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1754 in Of Harvard? and died on August 14, 1788 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. The second time he married Abigail Puffer on April 22, 1789 in Bolton, Worcester, MA. She was born in 1756 in Of Harvard and died on September 13, 1841 in Harvard, Worcester, MA at the age of 85.
  Children of Israel Whitney and Hannah Mead:
  1. Hannah Whitney (1773–)
  2. Israel Whitney (1775–)
  3. Rebecca Whitney (1777–)
  4. Lydia Whitney (1779–)
  5. Betsey Whitney (1782–)
  6. Arathusa Whitney (1783–)
  7. Oliver Whitney (1786–)
  Children of Israel Whitney and Abigail Puffer:
  1. Luther Whitney (1790–)
  2. Luke Whitney (1793–1795)
  3. Naomi Whitney (1797–)
5. Elijah Whitney, son of Elijah Whitney and Rebecca Winship, was born on July 8, 1755 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. He married Lydia McElwain on January 25, 1773 in Bolton, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1755 in Of Bolton.
Generation 3back to top
1. Hannah Whitney, daughter of Israel Whitney and Hannah Mead, was born on April 23, 1773 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She married Phinehas Sawyer on May 17, 1791 in Bolton, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1771 in Of Harvard, Worcester, MA.
2. Rebecca Whitney, daughter of Israel Whitney and Hannah Mead, was born on April 13, 1777 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She married Amose Fairbank on April 26, 1795 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1770 in Of Harvard, Worcester, MA.
3. Lydia Whitney, daughter of Israel Whitney and Hannah Mead, was born on May 25, 1779 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She married Samuel Sprague on January 18, 1798 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1777 in Of Harvard, Worcester, MA.
4. Betsey Whitney, daughter of Israel Whitney and Hannah Mead, was born on May 24, 1782 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She married Joseph Fairbank on June 7, 1803 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1780 in Of Harvard, Worcester, MA.
5. Arathusa Whitney, daughter of Israel Whitney and Hannah Mead, was born on December 12, 1783 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She married John Farwell on June 22, 1802 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1775 in Of Harvard, Worcester, MA.
6. Oliver Whitney, son of Israel Whitney and Hannah Mead, was born on May 16, 1786 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. He married Mercy Whitcomb on March 16, 1809 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1788 in Of Harvard, Worcester, MA.
  Children of Oliver Whitney and Mercy Whitcomb:
  1. Susan Whitney (1811–)
  2. Hannah Whitney (1813–)
  3. Mercy Whitney (1815–)
  4. Waldow Whitney (1817–)
7. Luther Whitney, son of Israel Whitney and Abigail Puffer, was born on February 5, 1790 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. He married Melinda Wetherbee on January 3, 1814 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1794 in Of Harvard, Worcester, MA.
8. Naomi Whitney, daughter of Israel Whitney and Abigail Puffer, was born on April 28, 1797 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. She married James Sawyer on June 17, 1817 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1795 in Of Harvard, Worcester, MA.

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Marriage View	Intent published in Harvard Oct 30, 1736.
Shared note	Provided by: Allan Green [email protected]

Family with parents
father Parents Thomas Whitney Mary Kedall	Isaiah Whitney 1671–1712
mother Parents (unknown)	Sarah Woodward 1675–
elder sister Family Benjamin Wellington	Mary Whitney 1696–
elder brother Family Rebeckah Whitney John Whitney Sarah Whitney Beulah Whitney Ezra Whitney Abner Whitney	John Whitney 1698–1765
elder brother Family Elizabeth Farrar Bettee Whitney Isaiah Whitney	Isaiah Whitney 1700–
elder brother Family (none)	Nathaniel Whitney 1702–
elder sister Family Andrew Parker Sarah Parker Jonas Parker Amos Parker Elizabeth Parker Thomas Parker Abigail Parker Lucy Parker Elizabeth Parker Andrew Parker Kazia Parker Ebenezer Parker Mary Parker	Sarah Whitney 1705–1774
himself Family Rebecca Winship Mary Whitney Elias Whitney Rebecca Whitney Lydia Whitney Israel Whitney Israel Whitney Elijah Whitney Mercy Heald Elias Whitney	Elijah Whitney 1707–1755
younger brother Family Sarah Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Sarah Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Mary Whitney Mercy Whitney John Whitney Abraham Whitney Isaiah Whitney Elijah Whitney Ann Whitney	Abraham Whitney 1710–1784
younger brother Family (none)	Jonas Whitney 1711–
Mother’s family with an unknown individual
mother Parents (unknown)	Sarah Woodward 1675–
Family with Rebecca Winship
himself Parents Isaiah Whitney Sarah Woodward	Elijah Whitney 1707–1755
wife Parents (unknown)	Rebecca Winship 1717–1769
daughter Family Micah Stone	Mary Whitney 1738–
son Family (none)	Elias Whitney 1740–1755
daughter Family Paul Whitcomb	Rebecca Whitney 1743–
daughter Family Phineas Warner	Lydia Whitney 1746–
son Family (none)	Israel Whitney 1748–1749
son Family Hannah Mead Hannah Whitney Israel Whitney Rebecca Whitney Lydia Whitney Betsey Whitney Arathusa Whitney Oliver Whitney Abigail Puffer Luther Whitney Luke Whitney Naomi Whitney	Israel Whitney 1751–1826
son Family Lydia McElwain	Elijah Whitney 1755–
Family with Mercy Heald
himself Parents Isaiah Whitney Sarah Woodward	Elijah Whitney 1707–1755
wife Parents (unknown)	Mercy Heald 1710–1736
son Family (none)	Elias Whitney 1731–1740
Joshua Whitney + Rebecca Winship
wife’s husband Parents Richard Whitney Elizabeth Sawtell	Joshua Whitney 1706–1787
wife Parents (unknown)	Rebecca Winship 1717–1769

Elijah WhitneyAge: 47 years1707–1755

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