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Benjamin Whitney 1725–1797

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Birth Date: May 22, 1725

Birth Location: York, York, Maine, USA

Death Date: November 8, 1797

Death Location: Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA

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Benjamin Whitney was born in 1725 in York, York, Maine, USA, the child of John Whitney And Letty Ford. In 1752, Benjamin Whitney resided in York, Maine, USA. Benjamin Whitney married June Brown, Mercy Nancy Hinckley, and had children including Benjamin Whitney Jr, Samuel Whitney. Benjamin Whitney passed away in 1797 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA.

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This person was detected across multiple family trees uploaded by different tree owners in the YourRoots network. Using our proprietary algorithm and AI tools, we evaluate matching based on name, birth/death dates and locations, and parents/descendants matching.

Full name consistent across 5 independent trees
Birth year and location consistent across 5 trees
Death year and location consistent across 5 trees

Reliability Score

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Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)

Verification checklist:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Immediate Family

No immediate family data available.

Biography

Early Life

Benjamin Whitney was born in 1725 in York, York, Maine, USA, the child of John Whitney And Letty Ford.

In 1752, Benjamin Whitney resided in York, Maine, USA.

Family

Benjamin Whitney married June Brown, Mercy Nancy Hinckley, and had children including Benjamin Whitney Jr, Samuel Whitney.

Later Years

Benjamin Whitney passed away in 1797 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA.

Sources

  1. 1
    Census 1790 United States Federal Census
  2. 2
    Burial Records Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
  3. 3
    Record Geneanet Community Trees Index
  4. 4
    Military U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
  5. 5
    Burial Records Web: Maine, Find A Grave Index, 1700-2012
  6. 6
    Record North America, Family Histories
  7. 7
    Record Public Member Trees
  8. 8
    Census Maine, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
  9. 9
    Record Androscoggin County, Maine History
  10. 10
    Family Tree FamilySearch Family Tree
  11. 11
    Record Hinckleys of Maine, The Ancestry and Descendants of Samuel Hinckley of Brunswick, Maine
  12. 12
    Land Records Whitney : the descendants of John Whitney who came from London, England to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635

Life Timeline

1725
Born in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1725
Born in York, Maine, USA
1752
Resided in York, Maine, USA
1790
Resided in Little River, Lincoln, Maine, United States
1797
Died in Lisbon, Androscoggin, Maine, USA

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