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Lydia Whitney 1686 – 1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1686

Birth Location: Sudbury, USA

Death Date: 17 Sep 1744

Death Location: Massachusetts

Father: Richard (Puritan)

Mother: Hannah Taylor

Spouse(s): Moses Whitney

Children(s): Salmon Whitney, Aaron Whitney, Sarah Wood, Ephraim Whitney, Bezalel Whitney

The story of Lydia Whitney began in 1686 in Sudbury, USA. Lydia Whitney married Moses Whitney, and had children including Salmon Whitney, Aaron Whitney, Sarah Wood, Ephraim Whitney, Bezalel Whitney. Lydia Whitney passed away in 1744 in Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Whitney began in 1686 in Sudbury, USA.
  • Lydia Whitney married Moses Whitney, and had children including Salmon Whitney, Aaron Whitney, Sarah Wood, Ephraim Whitney, Bezalel Whitney.
  • Lydia Whitney passed away in 1744 in Massachusetts.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lydia Whitney's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Whitney
1686 – 1744
Birth Place: Sudbury, USA
Parents
Richard "Freeman" Taylor II (Puritan)
1652 – 1732
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Hannah Taylor
1648 – 1733
Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Richard Taylor
Ruth Whelden
Henry Rice
1621 – 1711
Stanstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Moore
1621 – 1705
Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Mary DAVIS*
1595 – 1638
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Whitney's Descendants

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Lydia Whitney (11 Jun 1686 – 17 Sep 1744) m. Moses Whitney (15 Jan 1689 – 7 May 1778)
  1. 1. Salmon Whitney (8 January 1711 – 16 March 1759)
  2. 2. Aaron Whitney (14 March 1714 – 8 September 1779)
  3. 3. Sarah Wood (29 September 1716 – 22 September 1756)
    1. 1. John Wood (1734 – 30 Jan 1799) m. Hannah Lilley (1730 – 10 Mar 1796) m. Sarah Wood (8 June 1748 – 16 June 1831)
      1. 1. David (Wood *** Rev) War (18 Jun 1764 – 11 Oct 1846)
      2. 2. Catherine Wood (1772 – 1800) m. Richard Manning (1772 – 1852)
        1. 1. Aaron Manning (1797 – 07 Jan 1851) m. Sarah Smith (Abt. 1802 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Wood (9 September 1774 – 13 August 1847)
      4. 4. John Wood (25 March 1777 – 23 August 1850)
    2. 2. Besaleel Wood (4 April 1735 – 9 July 1758)
    3. 3. Jonathon Wood (8 October 1738 – 9 October 1758)
    4. 4. Mehitable Wood (23 December 1741 – 20 July 1825)
    5. 5. Barnabus Wood (1746 – )
    6. 6. Sarah Wood (1748 – 23 July 1749)
    7. 7. Sarah Wood (26 September 1751 – 20 September 1756)
  4. 4. Ephraim Whitney (1723 – 2 October 1795)
  5. 5. Bezalel Whitney (29 November 1726 – 6 May 1730)

Lydia Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1686
11 Jun 1686
Birth of Lydia Whitney in Sudbury, USA
Sudbury, USA
1744
17 Sep 1744
Age 58
Death of Lydia Whitney in Massachusetts
Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1686
    Event Place: Sudbury, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1744
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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