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John Whitney 1745 – 1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 August 1745

Birth Location: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1799

Death Location: Milledgeville, GA

Father: James Whitney

Mother: Eleanor Robbins

Spouse(s): Hannah Atherton

Children(s): Sarah Whitney

John Whitney was born in 1745 in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of James Whitney and Eleanor Robbins. John Whitney married Hannah Atherton, and had children including Sarah Whitney. John Whitney passed away in 1799 in Milledgeville, GA.

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Biography

  • John Whitney was born in 1745 in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of James Whitney and Eleanor Robbins.
  • John Whitney married Hannah Atherton, and had children including Sarah Whitney.
  • John Whitney passed away in 1799 in Milledgeville, GA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Whitney
1713 – 1755
Birth Location: Sherburne, Middlesex Co., MA
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Eleanor Robbins
1721 – 1755
Birth Location: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Atherton
– 1795
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sarah Whitney
1787 – 1858
Birth Location: –
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John Whitney's Ancestors

Self
John Whitney
1745 – 1799
Birth Place: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
James Whitney
1713 – 1755
Sherburne, Middlesex Co., MA
Eleanor Robbins
1721 – 1755
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Whitney
1672 – 1740
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecka Barge
1683 – 1782
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan Robbins
1686 – 1725
Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA
Margaret Lund
1688 – 1764
Dunstable, Middlesex, MA
Great-Grandparents
John Burge
1655 – 1704
Tryall Thayer
1657 – 1737
Thomas Lund
1660 – 1724
Elizabeth Bowker
1659 – 1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Shadrach Thayer
1629 – 1678
Mary Barnett
1633 – 1657
Thomas Lund
1626 – 1677
French Walloon

John Whitney's Descendants

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John Whitney (15 August 1745 – 1799) m. Hannah Atherton ( – 1795)
  1. 1. Sarah Whitney (1787 – 1858)

John Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1745
15 August 1745
Birth of John Whitney in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1799
1799
Age 54
Death of John Whitney in Milledgeville, GA
Milledgeville, GA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 August 1745
    Event Place: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 092 : 1912

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Milledgeville, GA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 092 : 1912
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