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Benjamin Whitney 1678–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 January 1678

Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 29 August 1718

Death Location: Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jonathan Whitney

Mother: Lydia Jones

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Benjamin Whitney was born in 1678 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathan Whitney And Lydia Jones. Benjamin Whitney passed away in 1718 in Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Whitney was born in 1678 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathan Whitney And Lydia Jones.
  • Benjamin Whitney passed away in 1718 in Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA.

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Benjamin Whitney's Ancestors

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Benjamin Whitney
1678–1718
Birth Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jonathan Whitney
1634–1702
Isleworth, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Lydia Jones
1632–1702
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Lewis (( James )) Jones
1605–1684
Stepney Parish, Berkshire, England
Anne (Bullard) Stone
1623–1680
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William II
1575–1658
Maud Hiscox
1580–1696
Deacon Stone
1585–1665
Joane Stone
1596–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1678
6 January 1678
Birth of Benjamin Whitney in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1718
29 August 1718
Age 40
Death of Benjamin Whitney in Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA
Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 January 1678
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 August 1718
    Event Place: Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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