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Joshua (Deacon) Whitney 1635–1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1635

Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 7 Aug 1719

Death Location: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Whitney

Mother: Elinor Bray

Spouse(s): Abigail Tarbell, Mary Buckminster

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

The story of Joshua (Deacon) Whitney began in 1635 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Joshua (Deacon) Whitney married Abigail Tarbell, Mary Buckminster, and had children including Abigail Whitney, Cornelius Whitney, David Whitney, Eleanor Whitney, Elizabeth Whitney, Hannah Whitney, Joshua Whitney, Martha Whitney, Mary Whitney, Sarah Whitney, William Whitney. Joshua (Deacon) Whitney passed away in 1719 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua (Deacon) Whitney began in 1635 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Joshua (Deacon) Whitney married Abigail Tarbell, Mary Buckminster, and had children including Abigail Whitney, Cornelius Whitney, David Whitney, Eleanor Whitney, Elizabeth Whitney, Hannah Whitney, Joshua Whitney, Martha Whitney, Mary Whitney, Sarah Whitney, William Whitney.
  • Joshua (Deacon) Whitney passed away in 1719 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Joshua Whitney's Ancestors

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Joshua Whitney
1635–1719
Birth Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Whitney
1592–1673
Westminister, London, , England
Elinor Bray
1603–1659
Westminster, London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Whitney's Descendants

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Joshua ((Deacon)) Whitney (15 Jul 1635–7 Aug 1719) m. Abigail Tarbell (4 July 1650–Nov. 8, 1725) m. Mary Buckminster (1635–17 Mar 1671)
  1. 1. Cornelius Whitney 1678–1754 m. Sarah Shepard 1692–1750
    1. 1. Joshua Whitney 1724–1811 m. Amy Blodgett 1723–1819 m. Anna Eames 1726–1819 m. Anna Eames 1721–
      1. 1. Joseph Whitney 1753–1837 m. Anna Eames 1760–1832
        1. 1. Joseph Whitney 1793–1840 m. Appamia Gould 1794–1854
        2. 2. Matilda Whitney 1804–1883
        3. 3. William Whitney 1798–1872
        4. 4. Adah Chittenden 1787–1865
        5. 5. Parley Whitney 1785–1818
        6. 6. Anne Whitney 1788–
        7. 7. Lydia Whitney 1792–
        8. 8. Reba Whitney 1801–1860
        9. 9. Betsey Whitney 1798–
      2. 2. Joseph Whitney 1753–
      3. 3. Matthias WHITNEY 1757–1851
      4. 4. Cornelius Whitney 1761–1831
      5. 5. Joshua Whitney 1769–1817
      6. 6. Matthias Whitney 1757–1851
      7. 7. Isaac Whitney 1750–
      8. 8. Rufus Whitney 1751–1800
      9. 9. Joanna Whitney 1752–
      10. 10. Benjamin Whitney 1755–1801
      11. 11. Cornelius Whitney 1761–1831
      12. 12. Isaac Whitney 1766–1841
      13. 13. Joshua Whitney 1769–1817
      14. 14. Joanna Whitney 1771–1847
      15. 15. Joseph Whitney 1753–1837
      16. 16. Joanna Whitney 1759–
      17. 17. Asa Whitney 1743–1803
      18. 18. Joseph WHITNEY 1749–1832
      19. 19. Matthias WHITNEY 1757–1851
      20. 20. Rufus Whitney 1770–1800
      21. 21. Isaac Whitney 1766–1841 m. Phebe Gould 1770–1846
        1. 1. Rufus Whitney 1804–1874 m. Bathsheba (Johnson) Preston 1811–1882
    2. 2. Abigail Whitney 1717–1790
    3. 3. Maithias Whitney 1720–1770
    4. 4. Mary Whitney 1722–
    5. 5. Lydia Whitney 1727–
    6. 6. Sarah Whitney 1731–1756
  2. 2. Elizabeth Whitney 1689–1750
  3. 3. William Whitney 1678–1754
  4. 4. Abigail Whitney 1675–1702
  5. 5. Sarah Whitney 1686–1704
  6. 6. Mary Whitney 1675–1749
  7. 7. David Whitney 1682–1769
  8. 8. Martha Whitney 1688–1763
  9. 9. Joshua Whitney 1665–
  10. 10. Hannah Whitney 1670–
  11. 11. Eleanor Whitney 1656–1672

Joshua Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1635
15 Jul 1635
Birth of Joshua (Deacon) Whitney in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1719
7 Aug 1719
Age 84
Death of Joshua (Deacon) Whitney in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1635
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1719
    Event Place: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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