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| − | '''Elijah<sup>5</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Abraham (1710-1784)|Abraham<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Isaiah (1671-1712)|Isaiah<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1627-1719)|Thomas<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), son of [[Family:Whitney, Abraham (1710-1784)|Abraham<sup>4</sup> and Sarah<sup>5</sup> (Whitney) Whitney]] | + | '''Elijah<sup>5</sup> Whitney''' |
| + | ([[Family:Whitney, Abraham (1710-1784)|Abraham<sup>4</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Isaiah (1671-1712)|Isaiah<sup>3</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1627-1719)|Thomas<sup>2</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | ||
| + | son of [[Family:Whitney, Abraham (1710-1784)|Abraham<sup>4</sup> and Sarah<sup>5</sup> (Whitney) Whitney]],{{ref|1}} | ||
| + | was born 15 Feb 1754, Harvard, MA, and died 6 Jan 1834, Bolton, MA, aged 79 years. | ||
| − | He married 14 Apr 1772, Bolton, | + | He married 14 Apr 1772, Bolton, MA, '''Sarah Stearns''', daughter of Benjamin and Dinah (Wheeler) Stearns. She was born 29 Dec 1751, Bolton, MA, and died 3 Oct 1812, Bolton, MA, aged 59 years. |
| − | He was a farmer. In 1779 he purchased a farm and settled in Bolton, | + | He was a farmer. In 1779 he purchased a farm and settled in Bolton, MA, where his wife died. |
| − | He resided Bolton and Lancaster, | + | He resided Bolton and Lancaster, MA. |
Children of Elijah<sup>5</sup> and Sarah (Stearns) Whitney: | Children of Elijah<sup>5</sup> and Sarah (Stearns) Whitney: | ||
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| − | | '''Elijah<sup>6</sup> Whitney''', | + | | '''Elijah<sup>6</sup> Whitney''', b. 7 Jul 1772; died bef. 1781. |
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| − | | '''Sarah Whitney''', | + | | '''Sarah Whitney''', b. 13 Jul 1774; married 15 Dec 1797, James Townsend, Jr., of Bolton, Massachusetts. |
:Ch.: Hannah, James, Nancy W., Samuel, Sarah (m. Charles A. Lyman), Lucinda, and Alfred. | :Ch.: Hannah, James, Nancy W., Samuel, Sarah (m. Charles A. Lyman), Lucinda, and Alfred. | ||
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| align=right valign=top | iii. | | align=right valign=top | iii. | ||
| − | | '''Dinah Whitney''', | + | | '''Dinah Whitney''', b. 23 Sep 1776; m. 27 Nov 1800, Benjamin W. Worcester of Bolton, Massachusetts. |
:Ch.: Daniel, Arad, Luke, Samuel, Alice, Horace, and an infant child. | :Ch.: Daniel, Arad, Luke, Samuel, Alice, Horace, and an infant child. | ||
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| align=right valign=top | iv. | | align=right valign=top | iv. | ||
| − | | [[Family:Whitney, Samuel (1778-1868)|'''Samuel Whitney''']], | + | | [[Family:Whitney, Samuel (1778-1868)|'''Samuel Whitney''']], b. 10 Sep 1778; m. Lucy Handley. |
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| align=right valign=top | v. | | align=right valign=top | v. | ||
| − | | '''Elijah Whitney''', | + | | '''Elijah Whitney''', b. 25 Feb 1781; resided Charlestown, MA, d. 18 May 1866. |
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| align=right valign=top | vi. | | align=right valign=top | vi. | ||
| − | | '''Daniel Whitney''', | + | | '''Daniel Whitney''', b. 10 Feb 1783; d. bef. 1860. |
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| align=right valign=top | vii. | | align=right valign=top | vii. | ||
| − | | '''Abraham Whitney''', | + | | '''Abraham Whitney''', b. 17 Apr 1785; resided Shirley, MA. |
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| align=right valign=top | viii. | | align=right valign=top | viii. | ||
| − | | '''Alice Whitney''', | + | | '''Alice Whitney''', b. 1 Sep 1787; d. 9 May 1860, Bolton, MA, aged 72 years, unmarried. R. M. Priest was administrator of her estate, 2 Apr 1861. In the report is mentioned brothers Samuel, Elijah, and Abraham, sisters Sophia Fleming, Nancy Priest, Elizabeth Bailey, Sarah Townsend, and Dinah Worcester. |
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| align=right valign=top | ix. | | align=right valign=top | ix. | ||
| − | | '''Sophia Whitney''', | + | | '''Sophia Whitney''', b. 20 Nov 1789; m. 1 Dec 1817, Tewksbury, MA, Patrick Flemings. |
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| align=right valign=top | x. | | align=right valign=top | x. | ||
| − | | '''Nancy Whitney''', | + | | '''Nancy Whitney''', b. 4 Aug 1792; m. 20 Oct 1814, Charles Priest, of Harvard, MA. |
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| align=right valign=top | xi. | | align=right valign=top | xi. | ||
| − | | '''Elizabeth Whitney''', | + | | '''Elizabeth Whitney''', b. 26 Aug 1795; m. 28 Dec 1815, Horace Bailey, of Bolton, MA; resided in Westborough. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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* All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 104|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 104]]. | * All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 104|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 104]]. | ||
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| − | Copyright © 2006, the [[Whitney Research Group]] | + | Copyright © 2006, 2007, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]] |
[[Category: Massachusetts]] | [[Category: Massachusetts]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] |
| − | [[Category: Charlestown, Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category: Charlestown, Harvard, Massachusetts]] |
| − | [[Category: Harvard, Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category: Worcester County, Massachusetts]] |
| − | [[Category: Lancaster, Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category: Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts]] |
| − | [[Category: Shirley, Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category: Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts]] |
| − | [[Category: Westborough, Massachusetts]] | + | [[Category: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts]] |
| + | [[Category: Shirley, Worcester County, Massachusetts]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts]] | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 5 February 2007
Elijah5 Whitney (Abraham4, Isaiah3, Thomas2, John1), son of Abraham4 and Sarah5 (Whitney) Whitney,[1] was born 15 Feb 1754, Harvard, MA, and died 6 Jan 1834, Bolton, MA, aged 79 years.
He married 14 Apr 1772, Bolton, MA, Sarah Stearns, daughter of Benjamin and Dinah (Wheeler) Stearns. She was born 29 Dec 1751, Bolton, MA, and died 3 Oct 1812, Bolton, MA, aged 59 years.
He was a farmer. In 1779 he purchased a farm and settled in Bolton, MA, where his wife died.
He resided Bolton and Lancaster, MA.
Children of Elijah5 and Sarah (Stearns) Whitney:
i. Elijah6 Whitney, b. 7 Jul 1772; died bef. 1781. ii. Sarah Whitney, b. 13 Jul 1774; married 15 Dec 1797, James Townsend, Jr., of Bolton, Massachusetts. - Ch.: Hannah, James, Nancy W., Samuel, Sarah (m. Charles A. Lyman), Lucinda, and Alfred.
iii. Dinah Whitney, b. 23 Sep 1776; m. 27 Nov 1800, Benjamin W. Worcester of Bolton, Massachusetts. - Ch.: Daniel, Arad, Luke, Samuel, Alice, Horace, and an infant child.
iv. Samuel Whitney, b. 10 Sep 1778; m. Lucy Handley. v. Elijah Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1781; resided Charlestown, MA, d. 18 May 1866. vi. Daniel Whitney, b. 10 Feb 1783; d. bef. 1860. vii. Abraham Whitney, b. 17 Apr 1785; resided Shirley, MA. viii. Alice Whitney, b. 1 Sep 1787; d. 9 May 1860, Bolton, MA, aged 72 years, unmarried. R. M. Priest was administrator of her estate, 2 Apr 1861. In the report is mentioned brothers Samuel, Elijah, and Abraham, sisters Sophia Fleming, Nancy Priest, Elizabeth Bailey, Sarah Townsend, and Dinah Worcester. ix. Sophia Whitney, b. 20 Nov 1789; m. 1 Dec 1817, Tewksbury, MA, Patrick Flemings. x. Nancy Whitney, b. 4 Aug 1792; m. 20 Oct 1814, Charles Priest, of Harvard, MA. xi. Elizabeth Whitney, b. 26 Aug 1795; m. 28 Dec 1815, Horace Bailey, of Bolton, MA; resided in Westborough.
References
- All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 104.
Copyright © 2006, 2007, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group
Categories:
- Massachusetts
- Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Charlestown, Harvard, Massachusetts
- Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Shirley, Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts