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Lucy Whitney 1755 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1755

Birth Location: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 27 May 1840

Death Location: Vermont

Father: James Whitney

Mother: Eleanor Robbins

Spouse(s): James Bancroft

Children(s): James Bancroft, John Bancroft, Lucy Read, Charles Bancroft, Hepzibah Bancroft

The story of Lucy Whitney began in 1755 in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Lucy Whitney married James Bancroft, and had children including James Bancroft, John Bancroft, Lucy Read, Charles Bancroft, Hepzibah Bancroft. Lucy Whitney passed away in 1840 in Vermont.

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Biography

  • The story of Lucy Whitney began in 1755 in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  • Lucy Whitney married James Bancroft, and had children including James Bancroft, John Bancroft, Lucy Read, Charles Bancroft, Hepzibah Bancroft.
  • Lucy Whitney passed away in 1840 in Vermont.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Whitney
1714 – 1755
Birth Location: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Eleanor Robbins
1721 – 1755
Birth Location: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

James Bancroft
1745 – 1832
Birth Location: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
JB

Children(s)

James Bancroft
1779 – 1865
Birth Location: New Hampshire
JB
John Bancroft
1781 – 1823
Birth Location: Rockingham, Windham, Vermont
JB
Lucy Read
1781 – 1879
Birth Location: Rockingham, Windham, Vermont
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Charles Bancroft
1783 – 1856
Birth Location: –
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Hepzibah Bancroft
1785 – 1833
Birth Location: Nelson, Cheshire, New Hampshire
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Lucy Whitney's Ancestors

Self
Lucy Whitney
1755 – 1840
Birth Place: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
James Whitney
1714 – 1755
Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Eleanor Robbins
1721 – 1755
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Joseph Whitney
1672 – 1754
Massachusetts
Rebeckah Burge
1683 –
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Jonathan Robbins
1686 – 1725
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Margaret Lund
1688 – 1764
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Whitney
1634 – 1702
Lydia Jones
1638 – 1702
John Burge
1655 – 1743
Tryall Thayer
1656 – 1737
George Robbins
1640 – 1688
Alice Frye
1640 – 1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Whitney
1600 – 1673
Elinor Bray
1605 – 1659
Lewis Jones
1605 – 1684
Anna Stone
1608 – 1680
Shadrack Thayer
1629 – 1678
Mary Barrett
1633 – 1657

Lucy Whitney's Descendants

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Lucy Whitney (5 Jan 1755 – 27 May 1840) m. James Bancroft (26 Oct 1745 – 2 Mar 1832)
  1. 1. James Bancroft (1 Nov 1779 – 15 May 1865)
  2. 2. John Bancroft (18 Jan 1781 – 25 Jun 1823)
  3. 3. Lucy Read (23 January 1781 – 11 Jan 1879)
  4. 4. Charles Bancroft (1783 – 13 Feb 1856)
  5. 5. Hepzibah Bancroft (1 Oct 1785 – 22 Mar 1833)

Lucy Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1755
5 Jan 1755
Birth of Lucy Whitney in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1840
27 May 1840
Age 85
Death of Lucy Whitney in Vermont
Vermont

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1755
    Event Place: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1840
    Event Place: Vermont
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockingham, Windham, Vermont
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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