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Elizabeth Whitney 1748 – 1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1748

Birth Location: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 5 Oct 1812

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Father: James Whitney

Mother: Eleanor Robbins

Spouse(s): Ezra Bennett

Children(s): John Bennett, James Bennett

In 1748, Elizabeth Whitney entered the world in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, born to James Whitney and Eleanor Robbins. Elizabeth Whitney married Ezra Phineas Bennett, and had children including John Bennett, James A Bennett. Elizabeth Whitney passed away in 1812 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1748, Elizabeth Whitney entered the world in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, born to James Whitney and Eleanor Robbins.
  • Elizabeth Whitney married Ezra Phineas Bennett, and had children including John Bennett, James A Bennett.
  • Elizabeth Whitney passed away in 1812 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Whitney's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Whitney
1748 – 1812
Birth Place: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
James Whitney
1714 – 1755
Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Eleanor Robbins
1721 – 1755
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Joseph Whitney
1672 – 1754
Massachusetts
Rebeckah Burge
1683 –
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Jonathan Robbins
1686 – 1725
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Margaret Lund
1688 – 1764
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Whitney
1634 – 1702
Lydia Jones
1638 – 1702
John Burge
1655 – 1743
Tryall Thayer
1656 – 1737
George Robbins
1640 – 1688
Alice Frye
1640 – 1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Whitney
1600 – 1673
Elinor Bray
1605 – 1659
Lewis Jones
1605 – 1684
Anna Stone
1608 – 1680
Shadrack Thayer
1629 – 1678
Mary Barrett
1633 – 1657

Elizabeth Whitney's Descendants

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Elizabeth Whitney (21 May 1748 – 5 Oct 1812) m. Ezra (Phineas) Bennett (27 Aug 1750 – 5 Sep 1849)
  1. 1. John Bennett (abt 1784 – 15 Jun 1790)
  2. 2. James (A) Bennett (11 Apr 1787 – 1 Mar 1861) m. Mary (Ann) Ashley (19 Sept 1792 – 16 Aug 1855)
    1. 1. James Bennett (Abt 1812 – 23 Apr 1884) m. Helen (Eleanor) MacDonald (abt 1831 – 9 Feb 1907)
      1. 1. Eleonor Bennett (abt 1831 – )
      2. 2. Theresa Bennet (abt 1848 – )
      3. 3. George Bennett (abt 1850 – )
      4. 4. Emma (Jane) Bennett (Nov 1851 – 20 Jun 1920) m. William (Henry) Warren (Aug 1843 – 6 Jul 1907)
        1. 1. Willie (W) Warren (Abt 1870 – )
        2. 2. Bertha (M) Warren (Abt 1871 – )
        3. 3. Ellen Warren (Abt 1873 – )
        4. 4. George (W) Warren (May 1874 – )
        5. 5. Doutney Warren (Abt 1877 – )
        6. 6. Lloyd (O) Warren (Jul 1879 – 17 Apr 1935) m. Catherine (Maude) Amo (16 Nov 1883 – 4 Apr 1960)
        7. 7. Edna (J) Warren (Jun 1882 – )
        8. 8. Neil Warren (Jul 1886 – )
      5. 5. James Bennet (abt 1852 – abt 1858)
      6. 6. Jice Bennett (abt 1852 – )
      7. 7. William Bennet (abt 1854 – )
      8. 8. Ellen Bennet (abt 1857 – )
      9. 9. James (G) Bennett (1859 – 1898) m. Josephine (Fanny) Bennett (24 Oct 1856 – 13 May 1936)
        1. 1. Jennie Crowley (1892 – 1979)
      10. 10. Mary Bennet (abt 1861 – )
      11. 11. Frank Bennett (Jul 1862 – )
      12. 12. Lucinda Bennet (abt 1864 – )
      13. 13. Robert Bennett (Abt 1866 – )
      14. 14. Fred Bennett (Abt 1869 – )
    2. 2. John (Emerson) Bennett (1827 – 23 December 1909) m. Jennet McLees (1856 – )

Elizabeth Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1748
21 May 1748
Birth of Elizabeth Whitney in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1812
5 Oct 1812
Age 64
Death of Elizabeth Whitney in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1748
    Event Place: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1812
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011

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