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John Whitney 1768–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 22 Sep 1853

Death Location: Kentucky, United States

Father: Reeves Whitney

Mother:

Spouse(s): Catherine Sharer

Children(s): William Whitney

The story of John Whitney began in 1768 in Kentucky, USA. John Whitney married Catherine J Sharer, Hannah Bigelow, and had children including Susanna Whitney, William Whitney. John Whitney passed away in 1853 in Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Whitney began in 1768 in Kentucky, USA.
  • John Whitney married Catherine J Sharer, Hannah Bigelow, and had children including Susanna Whitney, William Whitney.
  • John Whitney passed away in 1853 in Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reeves Whitney
1748–1814
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Sharer
1770–
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

William Whitney
1790–1838
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
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John Whitney's Ancestors

Self
John Whitney
1768–1853
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Reeves Whitney
1748–1814
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Marcy Perry
1726–1828
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Perry
1671–1732
Marcy Brigham
1689–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Davis
1646–1698

John Whitney's Descendants

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John Whitney (1768–22 Sep 1853) m. Catherine (J.) Sharer (Abt. 1770–)
  1. 1. William Whitney 1790–1838 m. Sarah Compton 1794–1850
    1. 1. William (Washington) Whitney 1821–1870 m. Azelie (Eulalie) Gautreaux 1829–1870
      1. 1. Eliska (Louisiana) Whitney 1852–1921 m. Antoine (Pierre Felix) Falgout 1839–1922
        1. 1. Clementine (Vauss" Eulalie") Falgout 1872–1969 m. Augustus (Renick) Harris 1870–1924
        2. 2. Abel (Edward) Falgout 1871–1941
        3. 3. Charles Falgout 1875–1929 m. Cecilia (Augusta Marie) Breaux 1879–1956
        4. 4. William ("Willie") Falgout 1877–1942
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Henriette) Falgout 1879–1945 m. Justilien (Benjamin) Dufrene 1873–1935
        6. 6. Melanie Falgout 1880–1967 m. Wilson (Francois) Chouest 1878–1957
        7. 7. Josephine (Laura Olynda) Falgout 1881–1955 m. Richard (M.) Hatcher 1855–1920
        8. 8. Ernest (Felix) Falgout 1884–1931 m. Rosa Matherne 1884–1926 m. Alice Falgout 1892–
        9. 9. Laurent (Henri) Falgout 1886–1967
        10. 10. Mary Falgout 1886–1967
        11. 11. Cleo (Joeseph) Falgout 1888–1918
        12. 12. Esmire (Joseph) Falgout 1865–1939 m. Angelique (Marie) Savoie 1867–1950
        13. 13. Pierre (Leon) Falgout 1862–1943 m. Estillina (Marie) Bouterie 1866–1910 m. Augustine (Bouterie) Boutary 1873–
        14. 14. Marie (Leontine) Falgout 1864–1940 m. Onesippe (Joseph) Sevin 1843–1924
        15. 15. Clays Falgout 1890–
      2. 2. Marguerite Whitney 1851–1913
      3. 3. William (Henry) Whitney 1854–1954 m. Mari (Alec) Thibodeaux 1856–
        1. 1. Clemence (Azalea Whitney) Soto 1879–1933
        2. 2. Marie (Azami Whitney) Peres 1875–1940
      4. 4. Jean (Willimas) Whitney 1849–1860
      5. 5. Edouard (Leveinston) Whitney 1857–1889
      6. 6. Washington (William) Whitney 1854–1918
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Aime) Whitney 1858–1925
      8. 8. John (Randolph) Whitney 1855–1889
      9. 9. Jackson Whitney 1858–
      10. 10. America (Marie Christine "Mary Kit" Whitney) * 1851–1913
    2. 2. Thomas Ellender 1817–1889 m. Catherine Roddy 1820–1890
      1. 1. Elizabeth (ELLENDER OR) ELINGER 1841–1894
      2. 2. Joseph (William Ellender) I 1846–1923
      3. 3. Thomas (Ellender) Jr 1848–1928
      4. 4. George (Washington) Ellender 1852–1904
      5. 5. James Ellender 1854–1933
      6. 6. Ernest (Filmore) Ellender 1857–1930
      7. 7. Wallace (Richard) Ellender 1857–1925
      8. 8. Henry (Davis) Ellender 1863–1933
      9. 9. Wilson Ellender 1875–
    3. 3. Alexis (Washington) Whitney 1841–1851
    4. 4. Angelina Whitney 1850–1883
    5. 5. Louise Whitney 1825–1873
    6. 6. George (Washington) Whitney 1819–1851 m. Celesie (Artemise) Duplantis 1823–1900
      1. 1. John (Washington) Whitney 1852–
      2. 2. Angelina Whitney 1850–1883
      3. 3. Williams Whitney 1846–
      4. 4. Maria (Julia) Whitney 1844–
      5. 5. George Whitney 1842–1906
    7. 7. Julia (Marie) Whitney 1843–1894

John Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1768
1768
Birth of John Whitney in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1853
22 Sep 1853
Age 85
Death of John Whitney in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1853
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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