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Clarke, George K., "Needham Marriages, 1720-1798," NEHGR, vol. LVI (1902), pp. 30-39.
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- 106. May 1, 1788. William Alden and Susanna Whitney of East Sudbury. ... by Josiah Newell, Esq.
Stearns, Ezra S., "The Descendants of Dea. Zachary Fitch of Reading," NEHGR, vol. LVI (1902), pp. 41-47.
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- 46. ZACHARIAH5 FITCH, b. April 1, 1734, was son of Zachariah4 (29) [(Samuel3, Samuel2, Zachary1)]. He was know as Capt. Zachariah Fitch of Groton, and his name is frequently met in the annals of his time. He served in the French and Indian Wars, and was a lieutenant and later a captain in the Revolution, and distinguished in civil affairs. He m. Oct. 15, 1755, Rebecca Davis, b. Aug. 2, 1736, dau. of Eleazer and Rebecca (Chandler) Davis of Concord; m. second, Aug. 4, 1763, Lydia Tuck; m. third, Feb. 3, 1767, Sibyl Lakin, b. Oct. 16, 1739, dau. of John and Lydia (Parker) Lakin of Groton, who d. Oct. 11, 1806; and he m. fourth, May 11, 1809, Elizabeth Tuttle. He d. Sept. 2, 1820; she d. Jan. 5, 1823.
- Children, by first wife:
- Rebecca6, b. 1759; m. 1779, Benjamin Whitney, b. Pepperell, Oct. 27, 1741, son of Josiah and Abigail (Nutting) Whitney. Lived in Pepperell. She d. June 23, 1793.
Brown, Francis Henry, "List of Capt. Timothy Hamant's (Mass.) Company, 1762," NEHGR, vol. LVI (1902), p. 74.
- An alphabital List of Capt. Timothy Hamants Companey in Col. Saltanstalls Regt. Crownpoint July 20th 1762
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| Mens Name | age | Plase of Resadence |
|---|---|---|
| Abnor Whitney | 18 | Roxbry |
| Jonas Whitney | 50 | Roxbry |
| Joseph Whitney | 23 | Medfeild |
Clark, George Kuhn, "Births Recorded by the Rev. Jonathan Townsend, A.M., Minister of the First Church in Needham, 1749-1762," NEHGR, vol. LVI (1902), pp. 141-149.
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- Nov: 3, 1761, Jonathan Whitney had a Son Born. David.
Peck, Thomas Bellows, "Records of the First Church of Rockingham, Vt.," NEHGR, vol. LVI (1902), pp. 248-260, 384-396.
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- 1781 ... May 31. Married Ebenezer Stoell & Pamela Whitney
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- [1796] ... August 3. Married Josiah Johnson & Elisabeth Whitney
[p. 385, burials]
- 1782 ... Octob 8. John Whitney's 2d child
[p. 388, church membership list, ?1794?]
- Agnis Whitney
Bacon, Leon Brooks, "Michael Bacon and his Descendants," NEHGR, vol. LVI (1902), pp. 364-374.
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- [Rev.] JACOB4 BACON (Thomas3, John2, Michael1), [son of Thomas3 and Hannah (Fales) Bacon,] was born 9 Sep 1706, in Wrentham. He graduated from Harvard College, class of 1731. He removed to Upper Ashuelot, now Keene, New Hampshire, by 1737. He was ordained there Oct. 18, 1738. After the town was burned by the Indians in April 1747, he preached in Boxford. In 1749 he became pastor of the Third Church in Plymouth, and continued there until 1776, when the Society ceased to maintain public worship. He then preached for 18 months in Plympton, Second Parish, then retired to Rowley, where he died Aug. 14, 1787. He married first, June 22, 1749, "Mary Wood of Boxford," born 1717, died Feb. 17, 1772, daughter of Dr. David Wood. He married second, Mary Whitney, who died at David Thurston's in Sedgwick, Maine, March 6, 1815, aged 87.
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