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David Whitney Major 1682–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1682

Birth Location: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 24 Oct 1769

Death Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Joshua Deacon

Mother: Abigail Tarball

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Warren

Children(s): Elizabeth Whitney, JOSIAH WHITNEY, MARY WHITNEY, TARBEL WHITNEY, JACOB WHITNEY, JONATHANJOSHUA WHITNEY, ESTER WHITNEY, DAVID WHITNEY

The story of David Whitney Major began in 1682 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. David Whitney Major married Elizabeth Warren, and had children including David Whitney, Elizabeth Whitney, Ester Whitney, Jacob Whitney, Jonathanjoshua Whitney, Josiah Whitney, Mary Whitney, Tarbel Whitney. David Whitney Major passed away in 1769 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of David Whitney Major began in 1682 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • David Whitney Major married Elizabeth Warren, and had children including David Whitney, Elizabeth Whitney, Ester Whitney, Jacob Whitney, Jonathanjoshua Whitney, Josiah Whitney, Mary Whitney, Tarbel Whitney.
  • David Whitney Major passed away in 1769 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Major's Ancestors

Self
David Major
1682–1769
Birth Place: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Joshua Whitney Deacon
1635–1719
Watertown, Massachusetts
Abigail Tarball
1650–1725
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Whitney) I
1589–1673
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Eleinor
1599–1659
England
Thomas Tarball
1618–1678
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Mary (Washburn) (Gorton)
1624–1674
Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitney
–1637
Mary Bray
–1629
Thomas Tarbell
1587–1621
Dorothee Rogers
1590–1619
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Major's Descendants

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David (Whitney) Major (1682–24 Oct 1769) m. Elizabeth Warren (07 Jun 1693–Aft. 1759)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Whitney 1720–1759 m. Elijah (Stanton) Captain 1714–1761
    1. 1. Joshua (Stanton) Captain 1740–1811 m. Abigail Sackett 1741–1831
      1. 1. SALLYSARAH STANTON 1778–1811 m. ZACTHRUS PEASLEY 1764–1810
        1. 1. Lucinde (Marie) Peasley 1803–1899
      2. 2. JOSHUA STANTON 1770–1806
      3. 3. ELIZABETH STANTON 1766–1816
      4. 4. Abigail Stanton 1770–1805 m. Chaucy Lee 1763–1842
        1. 1. ABIGAIL (ELIZABETH) LEE 1797–1867 m. DANIEL BEEBE –1888
        2. 2. CHAUNCEY (GRAHAM) LEE 1795–1873 m. ANNA (LUCIA CARRINGTON) HALL 1796–
        3. 3. Theodore (Stanton) Lee 1799–1885 m. Hester (Ann) Sessions 1822–1887 m. LOUISA CLARK 1802–1834
        4. 4. FREDERICK (ALBERT) LEE 1810–1884
        5. 5. OLIVER (HARRISON) LEE 1814–1897
        6. 6. JULIET (LOVE) LEE 1808–1896
        7. 7. Joshua Lee 1799–
    2. 2. SOLOMON STANTON 1760–
    3. 3. DAVID STANTON 1757–
    4. 4. ELIJAH STANTON 1750–1835
    5. 5. SARAH STANTON 1745–
    6. 6. MARY STANTON 1755–
    7. 7. ELIZABETH STANTON 1747–
    8. 8. ESTHER STANTON 1743–
  2. 2. JOSIAH WHITNEY 1731–1824
  3. 3. MARY WHITNEY 1727–1729
  4. 4. TARBEL WHITNEY 1725–
  5. 5. JACOB WHITNEY 1723–1738
  6. 6. JONATHANJOSHUA WHITNEY 1718–1761
  7. 7. ESTER WHITNEY 1714–
  8. 8. DAVID WHITNEY 1716–

David Major's Timeline

2 Records

1682
1682
Birth of David Whitney Major in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1769
24 Oct 1769
Age 87
Death of David Whitney Major in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1682
    Event Place: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: The American Genealogist, Chapter XVI, No. 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Conncecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1769
    Event Place: Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1769
    Event Place: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: The American Genealogist, Chapter XVI, No. 1

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