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JOSHUA Whitney 1714 – 1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1714

Birth Location: MA

Death Date: 25 June 1786

Death Location: Spencer, Worchester, Massachusetts

Father: Nathaniel Whitney

Mother: Marcy Robinson

Spouse(s): Mehitabel Wilson

Children(s): Lemuel Whitney, Susanna Whitney

In 1714, JOSHUA Whitney entered the world in MA, born to Nathaniel Whitney and Marcy Robinson. JOSHUA Whitney married Mehitabel Wilson, and had children including Lemuel Whitney, Susanna Whitney. JOSHUA Whitney passed away in 1786 in Spencer, Worchester, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1714, JOSHUA Whitney entered the world in MA, born to Nathaniel Whitney and Marcy Robinson.
  • JOSHUA Whitney married Mehitabel Wilson, and had children including Lemuel Whitney, Susanna Whitney.
  • JOSHUA Whitney passed away in 1786 in Spencer, Worchester, Massachusetts.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

JOSHUA Whitney's Ancestors

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JOSHUA Whitney
1714 – 1786
Birth Place: MA
Parents
Nathaniel Whitney
1675 – 1730
Watertown, Middlesex, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Marcy Robinson
1676 – 1740
Grandparents
Elizabeth Cutter
1643 – 1692
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOSHUA Whitney's Descendants

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JOSHUA Whitney (25 Mar 1714 – 25 June 1786) m. Mehitabel Wilson (23 Dec 1719 – 1 May 1785)
  1. 1. Lemuel Whitney (5 Jan 1742 – 13 Feb 1813)
  2. 2. Susanna Whitney (15 August 1762 – 1849) m. William Hiscock (28 Mar 1762 – 9 Mar 1823)
    1. 1. Whitney (H) Hiscock (1795 – 3 August 1839) m. Polly Carley (6 Mar 1797 – 1836)
      1. 1. Joel Hiscock (ABT 1816 – 12 JUL 1877) m. Catherine (thankful) Partpow (abt 1833 – 1857)
        1. 1. Charles (James) Hiscock (18 Apr 1857 – 27 Mar 1923) m. Priscilla (Evangelene) Crowder (22 Jan 1852 – 6 Sep 1943) m. Priscilla (Evangelene) Crowder (22 Jan 1852 – 6 Sep 1943)
        2. 2. John Histock (abt 1858 – )
        3. 3. Angeline Histock (abt 1859 – )

JOSHUA Whitney's Timeline

3 Records

1714
25 Mar 1714
Birth of JOSHUA Whitney in MA
MA
1740
4 May 1740
Age 26
JOSHUA Whitney was married in Leicester, Massachusetts, USA
Leicester, Massachusetts, USA
1786
25 June 1786
Age 72
Death of JOSHUA Whitney in Spencer, Worchester, Massachusetts
Spencer, Worchester, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1714
    Event Place: MA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 May 1740
    Event Place: Leicester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 June 1786
    Event Place: Spencer, Worchester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

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