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Elijah Whitney 1754–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

Birth Location: Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1834

Death Location: Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Abraham Whitney

Mother: Sarah Whitney

Spouse(s): Sarah Stearns

Children(s): Dinah Whitney

In 1754, Elijah Whitney entered the world in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, born to Abraham Whitney And Sarah Whitney. Elijah Whitney married Sarah Stearns, and had children including Dinah Whitney. Elijah Whitney passed away in 1834 in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1754, Elijah Whitney entered the world in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, born to Abraham Whitney And Sarah Whitney.
  • Elijah Whitney married Sarah Stearns, and had children including Dinah Whitney.
  • Elijah Whitney passed away in 1834 in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Elijah Whitney's Ancestors

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Elijah Whitney
1754–1834
Birth Place: Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Abraham Whitney
1710–1784
Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Whitney
1716–1800
Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Isaiah Whitney
1671–1712
Sarah Woodward
1675–
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
John Whitney
1684–1747
Stow, Middlesex County, MA Colony
Elizabeth Barnard
1684–1757
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitney
1627–1719
Mary Kedall
1629–
George Woodward
1618–1676
Elizabeth Hammond
1633–1700
Thomas Whitney
1656–1742
Elizabeth Lawrence
1658–1742
John Barnard
1657–1732
Sarah Cutting
1661–1694
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Whitney
1583–1673
Eleanor Arnold
1599–1659
William Kendall
1596–1686
Ann Flowers
1610–1670
Richard Woodward
1589–1664
Thomas II
1587–1675
Elizabeth Cason
1603–1675
Thomas Whitney
1627–1719
Mary Kedall
1629–
George Lawrence
1637–1709
Elizabeth Crisp
1636–1691
John Barnard
1631–1683
Sarah Flemming
1639–1716
Richard II
1621–1695
Sarah (Cutting)
1621–1685

Elijah Whitney's Descendants

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Elijah Whitney (1754–1834) m. Sarah Stearns (29 Dec 1751–3 Oct 1812)
  1. 1. Dinah Whitney 1776–1852 m. Benjamin (Whitting) Worcester 1773–1836
    1. 1. Luke Worcester 1811–1891 m. Lydia Holmes 1810–1888
      1. 1. Lydia (Ann) Worcester 1841–1909 m. Henry (Zaccheus) Hale 1841–1867
        1. 1. Chester (Stanley) Hale 1866–1938 m. Minnie (Frances) Thomson 1879–1951

Elijah Whitney's Timeline

4 Records

1754
15 Feb 1754
Birth of Elijah Whitney in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1754
1754
Birth of Elijah Whitney
None
1834
6 Jan 1834
Age 80
Death of Elijah Whitney in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1834
1834
Age 80
Death of Elijah Whitney
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1754
    Event Place: Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1834
    Event Place: Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1834

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