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Benjamin Whitney 1679–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 JAN 1679

Birth Location: Watertown, Massachusetts

Death Date: 29 AUG 1718

Death Location: Sherborn, Massachusetts

Father: Jonathan Sr

Mother: Lydia JONES

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Benjamin Whitney was born in 1679 in Watertown, Massachusetts, the child of Jonathan Whitney Sr Sr And Lydia Jones. Benjamin Whitney passed away in 1718 in Sherborn, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Whitney was born in 1679 in Watertown, Massachusetts, the child of Jonathan Whitney Sr Sr And Lydia Jones.
  • Benjamin Whitney passed away in 1718 in Sherborn, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Sr
1634–1703
Birth Location: London, Nottingham, England
JS
Lydia JONES
1632–1702
Birth Location: England
LJ

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Whitney's Ancestors

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Benjamin Whitney
1679–1718
Birth Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
Parents
Jonathan Whitney Sr Sr
1634–1703
London, Nottingham, England
Lydia JONES
1632–1702
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1679
6 JAN 1679
Birth of Benjamin Whitney in Watertown, Massachusetts
Watertown, Massachusetts
1718
29 AUG 1718
Age 39
Death of Benjamin Whitney in Sherborn, Massachusetts
Sherborn, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 JAN 1679
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 AUG 1718
    Event Place: Sherborn, Massachusetts
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