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Joshua Whitney 1635 – 1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1635

Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 7 Aug 1719

Death Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: John Whitney

Mother: Elinor Bray

Spouse(s): Abigail Tarbell, Mary Whitney

Children(s): Sarah Whitney, Abigail Whitney, Mary Whitney, William Whitney, Eleanor Whitney, Cornelius Whitney, Martha Whitney, Elizabeth Whitney, Alice Whitney, Hannah Whitney, Joshua Whitney, Sarah Whitney

Joshua Whitney was born in 1635 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of John Whitney and Elinor Bray. In 1655, Joshua Whitney resided in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Joshua Whitney married Abigail Tarbell, Mary Whitney, and had children including Sarah Whitney, Abigail Whitney, Mary Whitney, William Whitney, Eleanor Whitney, Cornelius Whitney, Martha Whitney, Elizabeth Whitney, Alice Whitney, Hannah Whitney, Joshua Whitney, Sarah Whitney. Joshua Whitney passed away in 1719 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Joshua Whitney was born in 1635 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of John Whitney and Elinor Bray.
  • In 1655, Joshua Whitney resided in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  • Joshua Whitney married Abigail Tarbell, Mary Whitney, and had children including Sarah Whitney, Abigail Whitney, Mary Whitney, William Whitney, Eleanor Whitney, Cornelius Whitney, Martha Whitney, Elizabeth Whitney, Alice Whitney, Hannah Whitney, Joshua Whitney, Sarah Whitney.
  • Joshua Whitney passed away in 1719 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Whitney's Ancestors

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Joshua Whitney
1635 – 1719
Birth Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
John Whitney
1600 – 1673
Greater London, England
Elinor Bray
1605 – 1659
Isleworth, Hounslow, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Thomas Whitney
1550 – 1637
Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England
Mary Bray
1564 – 1629
Westminster, London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Whitney
1498 – 1555
Elizabeth Guillims
1530 – 1568
John Bray
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Whitney's Descendants

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Joshua Whitney (5 Jul 1635 – 7 Aug 1719) m. Abigail Tarbell (1643 – 1719) m. Mary Whitney ( – 1671)
  1. 1. Sarah Whitney (10 Oct 1668 – 11 June 1740) m. Nathaniel Jewell
  2. 2. Abigail Whitney (1673 – ) m. John Hutchins
  3. 3. Mary Whitney (1 Jul 1675 – ) m. Ephraim Pierce
  4. 4. William Whitney (28 Feb 1678 – 1754) m. Lydia Perham
  5. 5. Eleanor Whitney (Jan 1679 – 21 Dec 1730) m. Samuel Sheppard (1673 – 1724)
    1. 1. David Shepard (10 Nov 1710 – 10 Nov 1752)
  6. 6. Cornelius Whitney m. Sarah Sheppard
  7. 7. Martha Whitney m. Isaac Williams
  8. 8. Elizabeth Whitney m. Ebenezer Farnsworth
  9. 9. Alice Whitney m. Nathaniel Woods
  10. 10. Hannah Whitney m. Thomas Woods
  11. 11. Joshua Whitney (14 Jun 1666 – ) m. Sarah Fellows

Joshua Whitney's Timeline

3 Records

1635
5 Jul 1635
Birth of Joshua Whitney in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1655
1655-1848
Age 20
Joshua Whitney resided here in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1719
7 Aug 1719
Age 84
Death of Joshua Whitney in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1635
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Jun 1635
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1655-1848
    Event Place: Middlesex County, Massachusetts
    Record Source: History of the town of Groton, including Pepperell and Shirley

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1719
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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