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Benjamin Whitney 1768–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 September 1768

Birth Location: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 28 December 1842

Death Location: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Eli I

Mother: Elizabeth Fay

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Benjamin Whitney was born in 1768 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Eli Whitney I And Elizabeth Fay. Benjamin Whitney passed away in 1842 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Whitney was born in 1768 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Eli Whitney I And Elizabeth Fay.
  • Benjamin Whitney passed away in 1842 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Benjamin Whitney's Ancestors

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Benjamin Whitney
1768–1842
Birth Place: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Eli Whitney I
1740–1807
Watertown, Middlesex, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Fay
1740–1777
Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Whitney) III
1696–1776
Watertown, Middlesex, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Child
1699–1776
Westborough, Worcester, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin Fay
1712–1777
Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Martha Miles
1719–1761
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Whitney
1675–1730
Mercy Robinson
1676–1740
John Childs
1669–1743
Hannah French
1676–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1768
13 September 1768
Birth of Benjamin Whitney in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1842
28 December 1842
Age 74
Death of Benjamin Whitney in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 September 1768
    Event Place: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1842
    Event Place: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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