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Benjamin Whitney 1725 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1725

Birth Location: York, York, Maine, USA

Death Date: 8 November 1796

Death Location: Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, Maine, USA

Father: John Whitney

Mother: Lettie Ford

Spouse(s): Mercy Hinkley

Children(s):

Benjamin Whitney was born in 1725 in York, York, Maine, USA, the child of John Whitney and Lettie Ford. Benjamin Whitney married Mercy Hinkley. Benjamin Whitney passed away in 1796 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Whitney was born in 1725 in York, York, Maine, USA, the child of John Whitney and Lettie Ford.
  • Benjamin Whitney married Mercy Hinkley.
  • Benjamin Whitney passed away in 1796 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, Maine, USA.

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Benjamin Whitney's Ancestors

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Benjamin Whitney
1725 – 1796
Birth Place: York, York, Maine, USA
Parents
John Whitney
1678 – 1739
York, York, Maine, USA
Lettie Ford
1680 – 1729
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States of America
Grandparents
Benjamin Whitney
1643 – 1723
Watertown, Middlesex, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Poor
1647 – 1690
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
John Ford
Joanna Andrews
Great-Grandparents
John Whitney
1588 – 1673
Eleanor Arnold
1599 – 1659
Mary Farnum
1628 – 1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitney
1563 – 1637
Mary Bray
1563 – 1629

Benjamin Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1725
22 May 1725
Birth of Benjamin Whitney in York, York, Maine, USA
York, York, Maine, USA
1796
8 November 1796
Age 71
Death of Benjamin Whitney in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, Maine, USA
Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1725
    Event Place: York, York, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Whitney : the descendants of John Whitney who came from London, England to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 November 1796
    Event Place: Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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