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Daniel Whitney 1720 – 1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Feb 1720

Birth Location: Stowe, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 30 Sept 1782

Death Location: Stowe, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: Richard Whitney

Mother: Hannah Eveleth

Spouse(s): Dorathy Whitney

Children(s): Mary Chaffin

The story of Daniel Whitney Sr began in 1720 in Stowe, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Daniel Whitney Sr married Dorathy (Goss) Whitney, and had children including Mary (Whitney) Chaffin. Daniel Whitney Sr passed away in 1782 in Stowe, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Daniel Whitney Sr began in 1720 in Stowe, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  • Daniel Whitney Sr married Dorathy (Goss) Whitney, and had children including Mary (Whitney) Chaffin.
  • Daniel Whitney Sr passed away in 1782 in Stowe, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Whitney
1695 – 1775
Birth Location: Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Hannah Eveleth
1694 – 1743
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dorathy Whitney
1720 – 1813
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worchester, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Mary Chaffin
1769 – 1850
Birth Location: MA
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Daniel Whitney's Ancestors

Self
Daniel Whitney
1720 – 1782
Birth Place: Stowe, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
Richard Whitney
1695 – 1775
Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Hannah Eveleth
1694 – 1743
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Whitney) ll
1661 – 1723
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Jonathan Whitcomb
1669 – 1715
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Whitcombe
1628 – 1691
Hannah Nichols
1646 – 1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frances Coggan
1605 – 1671

Daniel Whitney's Descendants

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Daniel Whitney (13 Feb 1720 – 30 Sept 1782) m. Dorathy ((Goss)) Whitney (1720 – 11 Oct 1813)
  1. 1. Mary ((Whitney)) Chaffin (1769 – Bef 1850) m. Peter Chaffin (1766 – Aft. 1818)
    1. 1. Peter Chaffin (1802 – 25 Jul 1868) m. Margaret Pierce ( – 1874)
      1. 1. Cynthia Bigelow (2 September 1829 – 6 April 1888) m. Cornelius Bigelow (19 Feb 1810 – 5 Mar 1885)
        1. 1. James (Henry) Bigelow (10 Sep 1857 – Mar 1918) m. Irena (Virginia) Harrington (20 Jun 1862 – 9 Mar 1918)

Daniel Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1720
13 Feb 1720
Birth of Daniel Whitney Sr in Stowe, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Stowe, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1782
30 Sept 1782
Age 62
Death of Daniel Whitney Sr in Stowe, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Stowe, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1720
    Event Place: Stowe, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sept 1782
    Event Place: Stowe, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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