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Josiah Whitney 1712–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1712

Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death Date: 26 Jan 1783

Death Location: Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut

Father: Josiah Whitney

Mother: Miriam Barrett

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The story of Josiah Whitney began in 1712 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Josiah Whitney passed away in 1783 in Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Whitney began in 1712 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  • Josiah Whitney passed away in 1783 in Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut.

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Josiah Whitney's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Whitney
1712–1783
Birth Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Parents
Josiah Whitney
1687–1766
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Miriam Barrett
1686–1751
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Whitney
1643–1723
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Jane Poor
1647–1690
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Joseph Barrett
1634–1711
Braintree, Norfolk, MA
Martha Gould
1654–1698
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Whitney
1588–1673
Elinor Ellen
1599–1659
Daniel II
1624–1689
Mary Farnum
1628–1713
Thomas Barrett
1593–1668
Margaret Huntington
1606–1681
Francis Gould
1620–1676
Rose Whitehall
1627–1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitney
1560–1637
Mary Bray
1563–1629
Thomas Arnold
1549–1621
Alice Gullay
1553–1596
Daniel Poor
1590–1653
Joan Dane
1592–1690
Ralph Sr.
1601–1692
Alice Harris
1610–1652
Christopher Barrett
1562–1649
Elizabeth Clarke
1564–1660
John Huntington
1580–1640
Anna Inglefield
1580–1652

Josiah Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1712
10 Jun 1712
Birth of Josiah Whitney in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1783
26 Jan 1783
Age 71
Death of Josiah Whitney in Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut
Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1712
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1783
    Event Place: Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut

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