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John Whitney 1645 – 1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 January 1645

Birth Location: Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA

Death Date: 11 Oct 1720

Death Location: Norwalk, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, USA

Father: Henry Whitney

Mother: Sarah Salmon

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Joseph Whitney

John Whitney was born in 1645 in Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA, the child of Henry George Whitney and Sarah Salmon. John Whitney had children including Joseph Whitney. John Whitney passed away in 1720 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • John Whitney was born in 1645 in Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA, the child of Henry George Whitney and Sarah Salmon.
  • John Whitney had children including Joseph Whitney.
  • John Whitney passed away in 1720 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Whitney's Ancestors

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John Whitney
1645 – 1720
Birth Place: Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA
Parents
Henry George Whitney
1619 – 1672
Tring, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England
Sarah Salmon
1623 – 1673
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (ii Henry Whitney) ENG
1594 – 1659
Berkhampstead, Northchurch, Herts, England
Lady (Mary Ann) Roach
1598 – 1659
Berkhamstead, , Herfordshire, England
EDWARD KETCHAM
1590 – 1655
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Sarah SALMON
1608 – 1655
St Botolphs, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Whitney
1574 – 1624
Sir Roach\Roche
1580 – 1648
Margaret Gay
1584 – 1649
James, Ketchum
1565 – 1654
Issabell (Ketchum\Chetham)
1560 – 1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Whitney
1560 – 1604
Lady Pardoe
1562 – 1679
Sir Roach\Roche
1525 – 1580
Lady Roach\Roche
1535 – 1597
Sir Gay*
1560 – 1611
Lady Bolling
1555 – 1619
Henry Ketchum
1543 – 1603
James Holland
1547 – 1603

John Whitney's Descendants

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John Whitney (20 January 1645 – 11 Oct 1720)
  1. 1. Joseph Whitney (01 Mar 1678 – 03 Jan 1741) m. Hannah Hoyt (1 Sep 1681 – 1734)
    1. 1. Hannah Whitney (05 Nov 1707 – 29 Jun 1767) m. Daniel Keeler (1695 – November 1764)
      1. 1. Dinah Keeler (12 Aug 1744 – 1779) m. James Canfield (1740 – 15 August 1830)
        1. 1. Alpheus Canfield (1779 – 23 Nov 1842) m. Elizabeth (Betsey) Resseguie (Jun 1781 – 10 February 1867)

John Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1645
20 January 1645
Birth of John Whitney in Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA
Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA
1720
11 Oct 1720
Age 75
Death of John Whitney in Norwalk, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, USA
Norwalk, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 January 1645
    Event Place: Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1720
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, USA

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