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Abel (Maj.) Whitney 1756–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 MAR 1756

Birth Location: Petersham, MA

Death Date: 2 MAR 1807

Death Location: Westfield, MA

Father: Aaron Whitney

Mother: Alice Baker

Spouse(s): Clarissa Dwight

Children(s): Frances Whitney, Clarissa Whitney, Elizabeth Whitney, Josiah Whitney, Francis Whitney, Robert Whitney, Sarah Whitney, Caroline Whitney, Abel Whitney, Hannah Whitney

The story of Abel (Maj.) Whitney began in 1756 in Petersham, MA. Abel (Maj.) Whitney married Clarissa Dwight, and had children including Abel Whitney, Caroline Whitney, Clarissa Whitney, Elizabeth Buckminster Whitney, Frances Whitney, Francis Whitney, Hannah Buckminster Whitney, Josiah Dwight Whitney, Robert Whitney, Sarah Whitney. Abel (Maj.) Whitney passed away in 1807 in Westfield, MA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abel (Maj.) Whitney began in 1756 in Petersham, MA.
  • Abel (Maj.) Whitney married Clarissa Dwight, and had children including Abel Whitney, Caroline Whitney, Clarissa Whitney, Elizabeth Buckminster Whitney, Frances Whitney, Francis Whitney, Hannah Buckminster Whitney, Josiah Dwight Whitney, Robert Whitney, Sarah Whitney.
  • Abel (Maj.) Whitney passed away in 1807 in Westfield, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Aaron Whitney
Birth Location: Littleton, MA
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Alice Baker
Birth Location: Phillipston, MA
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Spouses(s)

Clarissa Dwight
1762–1820
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Frances Whitney
1789–1871
Birth Location: –
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Clarissa Whitney
1788–
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Whitney
1785–1860
Birth Location: –
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Josiah Whitney
1786–1869
Birth Location: –
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Francis Whitney
1792–1863
Birth Location: –
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Robert Whitney
1794–1874
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Whitney
1796–1874
Birth Location: –
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Caroline Whitney
1798–1804
Birth Location: –
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Abel Whitney
1800–1874
Birth Location: –
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Hannah Whitney
1802–1804
Birth Location: –
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Abel Whitney's Ancestors

Self
Abel Whitney
1756–1807
Birth Place: Petersham, MA
Parents
Aaron (Rev.) Whitney
Littleton, MA
Alice Baker
Phillipston, MA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abel Whitney's Descendants

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Abel ((Maj.)) Whitney (15 MAR 1756–2 MAR 1807) m. Clarissa Dwight (4 JUL 1762–22 AUG 1820)
  1. 1. Frances Whitney 1789–1871 m. Horatio ((Rev.)) Waldo 1778–1846
    1. 1. John Waldo 1811–1868 m. Eunice Flint 1818–1874
    2. 2. Dwight Waldo 1814–
    3. 3. Sarah Waldo 1818– m. Elmon (D.) Smith
    4. 4. Frances Waldo 1820– m. J. (S. (Dr.)) Cowdrey
    5. 5. Harriet Waldo 1822– m. William (S.) McNair
    6. 6. Margaret Waldo 1824– m. Lorin (J. (Dr.)) Ames
  2. 2. Clarissa Whitney 1788–
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Buckminster) Whitney 1785–1860
  4. 4. Josiah (Dwight) Whitney 1786–1869 m. Sarah Williston 1800–1833 m. Clarissa James 1801–
    1. 1. Josiah (Dwight (Prof.)) Whitney 1819– m. Louisa Goddard
      1. 1. Eleanor (Goddard) Whitney 1856–
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Noble) Whitney 1822– m. Samuel (Osgood) Putnam
      1. 1. Catharine (Mussey) Putnam 1849–
      2. 2. Mary (Eliot) Putnam 1854–
      3. 3. Caroline (Rankin) Putnam 1855–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Putnam 1858–
      5. 5. Osgood Putnam 1860–
    3. 3. Sarah (Birdseye) Whitney 1824–1864 m. Robert ((Rev.) Coit) Learned 1817–1867
      1. 1. Dwight (Whitney) Learned 1848–
      2. 2. Edward Learned 1851–
      3. 3. Grace (Hallam) Learned 1854–
      4. 4. Margaret (Williston) Learned 1857–1857
      5. 5. Anna (Coit) Learned 1859–
      6. 6. Sarah (Whitney) Learned 1864–
    4. 4. William (Dwight) Whitney 1826–1826
    5. 5. William (Dwight (Prof.)) Whitney 1827– m. Elizabeth (Wooster) Baldwin
      1. 1. Edward (Baldwin) Whitney 1857–
      2. 2. Williston (Clapp) Whitney 1859–1861
      3. 3. Marian (Parker) Whitney 1861–
      4. 4. Roger (Sherman Baldwin) Whitney 1863–1874
      5. 5. Emily (Henrietta) Whitney 1864–
      6. 6. Margaret (Dwight) Whitney 1866–
    6. 6. Margaret Whitney 1829–1836
    7. 7. Maria Whitney 1830–
    8. 8. Edward (Payson) Whitney 1833–
    9. 9. James (Lyman) Whitney 1835–1874
    10. 10. Alice (Clarissa) Whitney 1839–1840
    11. 11. Alice (Lincoln) Whitney 1840–
    12. 12. Henry (Mitchell (Prof.)) Whitney 1843– m. Frances Wurts
      1. 1. Albert (Wurts) Whitney 1870–
      2. 2. Edward (Payson) Whitney 1872–1873
    13. 13. Ellen (Douglas) Whitney 1845–1846
  5. 5. Francis Whitney 1792–1863
  6. 6. Robert Whitney 1794–1874
  7. 7. Sarah Whitney 1796–1874 m. Henry Marsh
  8. 8. Caroline Whitney 1798–1804
  9. 9. Abel Whitney 1800–1874
  10. 10. Hannah (Buckminster) Whitney 1802–1804

Abel Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1756
15 MAR 1756
Birth of Abel (Maj.) Whitney in Petersham, MA
Petersham, MA
1807
2 MAR 1807
Age 51
Death of Abel (Maj.) Whitney in Westfield, MA
Westfield, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 MAR 1756
    Event Place: Petersham, MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 MAR 1807
    Event Place: Westfield, MA
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