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Daniel Whitney 1720–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1720

Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 28 Sep 1809

Death Location: Romulus, Seneca, New York, USA

Father: Henry Whitney

Mother: Elizabeth Olmstead

Spouse(s): Thankful Burt

Children(s): Anne Whitney, Mary Whitney, Daniel Whitney, Benjamin Whitney, Jerimiah Whitney, Elizabeth Whitney, Abijah Whitney, Rahamah Whitney, Daniel Burt

The story of Daniel Whitney began in 1720 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Daniel Whitney married Thankful Burt, and had children including Abijah Whitney, Anne Whitney, Benjamin Whitney, Daniel Burt, Daniel Whitney, Elizabeth Whitney, Jerimiah Whitney, Mary Whitney, Rahamah Whitney. Daniel Whitney passed away in 1809 in Romulus, Seneca, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Daniel Whitney began in 1720 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • Daniel Whitney married Thankful Burt, and had children including Abijah Whitney, Anne Whitney, Benjamin Whitney, Daniel Burt, Daniel Whitney, Elizabeth Whitney, Jerimiah Whitney, Mary Whitney, Rahamah Whitney.
  • Daniel Whitney passed away in 1809 in Romulus, Seneca, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Whitney
1680–1728
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth Olmstead
1699–1728
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
EO

Spouses(s)

Thankful Burt
1721–1741
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
TB

Children(s)

Anne Whitney
1743–1816
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Mary Whitney
1742–1819
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
MW
Daniel Whitney
1745–1784
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Benjamin Whitney
1750–1825
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
BW
Jerimiah Whitney
1755–
Birth Location: –
JW
Elizabeth Whitney
1752–1830
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
EW
Abijah Whitney
1754–1802
Birth Location: Warwick, Orange, New York, USA
AW
Rahamah Whitney
1744–
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
RW
Daniel Burt
1744–1808
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Daniel Whitney's Ancestors

Self
Daniel Whitney
1720–1809
Birth Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Henry Whitney
1680–1728
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Olmstead
1699–1728
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Daniel Whitney's Descendants

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Daniel Whitney (4 Apr 1720–28 Sep 1809) m. Thankful Burt (7 Oct 1721–8 Aug 1741)
  1. 1. Anne Whitney 1743–1816 m. Capt. (Thomas) Burrows 1746–1800 m. Gamaliel Truesdell 1741–1783
    1. 1. Thomas Burrows 1788–1842
    2. 2. Ann Burrows 1790–
    3. 3. Daniel (Whitney) Burrows 1793–1876
    4. 4. Milicent Truesdell 1778–1821
    5. 5. Elizabeth Truesdell 1779–1851
    6. 6. Sarah Truesdell 1776–1840
    7. 7. John (T) Truesdell 1774–1849 m. Esther Bennett 1778–1858
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Truesdale 1797–1874 m. John (Breese) Jr 1791–1882
        1. 1. Esther Breese 1828–1882 m. Charles (Nash) Kilbourn 1827–1888
        2. 2. unknown Breese 1818–1818
        3. 3. Caroline (E.) Breese 1820–1904
        4. 4. LeMoyne Breese 1822–1893
        5. 5. Josiah (Truesdell) Breese 1824–1884
        6. 6. Sara (Jackson Breese) (Douglass) 1826–1885
        7. 7. Hannah Breese 1832–1909
        8. 8. Katherine (Calista Breese) Ellsworth 1833–1917
        9. 9. Horace (J) Breese 1837–1910
        10. 10. Angeline (V) Breese 1836–1913
        11. 11. John (H.) Breese 1830–1893
        12. 12. Mary (Ann Breese) (Stowell) 1840–1907
      2. 2. Sally (Maria Truesdell) Carpenter 1813–1882
      3. 3. Elizabeth Truesdell 1799–1818
      4. 4. Josiah (Bennett) Truesdell 1803–1881
      5. 5. Gamaliel (E) Truesdell 1804–1875
      6. 6. Sarah Truesdell 1807–1806
      7. 7. Hester Truesdell 1810–1824
      8. 8. John Truesdell 1800–1817
      9. 9. James Truesdell 1802–1815
  2. 2. Mary Whitney 1742–1819
  3. 3. Daniel Whitney 1745–1784
  4. 4. Benjamin Whitney 1750–1825
  5. 5. Jerimiah Whitney 1755–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Whitney 1752–1830
  7. 7. Abijah Whitney 1754–1802
  8. 8. Rahamah Whitney 1744–
  9. 9. Daniel Burt 1744–1808

Daniel Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1720
4 Apr 1720
Birth of Daniel Whitney in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1809
28 Sep 1809
Age 89
Death of Daniel Whitney in Romulus, Seneca, New York, USA
Romulus, Seneca, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1720
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1809
    Event Place: Romulus, Seneca, New York, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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