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Joshua Whitney 1714–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 March 1714

Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 25 June 1786

Death Location: Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel II

Mother: Mercy Robinson

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Joshua Whitney was born in 1714 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Nathaniel Whitney Ii And Mercy Robinson. Joshua Whitney passed away in 1786 in Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joshua Whitney was born in 1714 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Nathaniel Whitney Ii And Mercy Robinson.
  • Joshua Whitney passed away in 1786 in Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Joshua Whitney's Ancestors

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Joshua Whitney
1714–1786
Birth Place: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Nathaniel Whitney II
1675–1730
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mercy Robinson
1676–1740
Watertown, Middlesex, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Whitney
1646–1733
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Haggar
1651–1746
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Whitney
1621–1692
Ruth Reynolds
1620–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Reynolds
1598–1659
Mary Pulleyne
1600–1663

Joshua Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1714
25 March 1714
Birth of Joshua Whitney in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1786
25 June 1786
Age 72
Death of Joshua Whitney in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1714
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 June 1786
    Event Place: Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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