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Mehitable Wilson 1719–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1719

Birth Location: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: May 1, 1785

Death Location: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Deacon Wilson

Mother: Mehitable Leavens

Spouse(s): Joshua Whitney

Children(s): Elisha Whitney, Mehitable Whitney, Joshua Jr., Beulah Whitney, Lemuel Dea, Susannah Whitney, Phineas Whitney, John Whitney, Sibbillah Whitney, Mary WHITNEY, Polly Whitney

Mehitable Wilson was born in 1719 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Deacon James Wilson And Mehitable Leavens. Mehitable Wilson married Joshua Whitney, and had children including Beulah Whitney, Elisha Whitney, John Sr Whitney, Joshua Whitney Jr, Lemuel Whitney Dea, Mary Whitney, Mehitable Whitney, Phineas Whitney, Polly Whitney, Sibbillah Whitney, Susannah Whitney. Mehitable Wilson passed away in 1785 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Mehitable Wilson was born in 1719 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Deacon James Wilson And Mehitable Leavens.
  • Mehitable Wilson married Joshua Whitney, and had children including Beulah Whitney, Elisha Whitney, John Sr Whitney, Joshua Whitney Jr, Lemuel Whitney Dea, Mary Whitney, Mehitable Whitney, Phineas Whitney, Polly Whitney, Sibbillah Whitney, Susannah Whitney.
  • Mehitable Wilson passed away in 1785 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Deacon Wilson
1694–1753
Birth Location: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mehitable Leavens
1696–1740
Birth Location: Woodstock, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Joshua Whitney
1714–1786
Birth Location: Watertown, MA
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Children(s)

Elisha Whitney
1747–1832
Birth Location: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Mehitable Whitney
1756–
Birth Location: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Joshua Jr.
1758–1849
Birth Location: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Beulah Whitney
1745–1822
Birth Location: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Lemuel Dea
1742–1813
Birth Location: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Susannah Whitney
1762–1849
Birth Location: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
SW
Phineas Whitney
1740–1839
Birth Location: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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John Whitney
1751–1828
Birth Location: Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
JW
Sibbillah Whitney
1754–
Birth Location: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary WHITNEY
1759–
Birth Location: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Polly Whitney
1766–1843
Birth Location: Spencer, Mass
PW

Mehitable Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Mehitable Wilson
1719–1785
Birth Place: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Deacon James Wilson
1694–1753
Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Mehitable Leavens
1696–1740
Woodstock, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
James (Orson) Wilson
1663–1750
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Deborah (Converse) Pierce
1666–1703
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Wilson
1625–1687
Hannah James
1625–1697
John *
1643–1720
Deborah Converse
1647–1663
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wilson
1595–1686
Lula Templin
1600–
Edmund James
1614–1635
Reana Andrews
1607–1675
Sir Pierce
1583–1666
Lady Carew\Cole
1591–1666
Anna Long
1623–1691

Mehitable Wilson's Descendants

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Mehitable Wilson (23 Dec 1719–May 1, 1785) m. Joshua Whitney (25 Mar 1714–25 June 1786)
  1. 1. Elisha Whitney 1747–1832
  2. 2. Mehitable Whitney 1756–
  3. 3. Joshua (Whitney) Jr. 1758–1849 m. Electa Sartwell 1776–1855 m. Esther Prouty 1764–1792
    1. 1. George Whitney 1800–1850
    2. 2. Joshua (Whitney) III 1795–1869
    3. 3. Sally Whitney 1803–1853
    4. 4. Eliza Whitney 1810–1849
    5. 5. Obadiah Whitney 1799–1870
    6. 6. Washington Whitney 1807–1884 m. Adelaide Post 1814–1907
      1. 1. Emily (Augusta) Whitney 1839–1911
      2. 2. Jane ("Jennie" E) Whitney 1840–1916 m. James (O.) Gordon 1835–1917
        1. 1. Emma (Ethel) Gordon 1858–1890 m. Ralph (Charles) Vernon 1859–1903
        2. 2. Albert (W.) Gordon 1860–1933 m. Elizabeth Evans 1860–1950
        3. 3. Frank (Henry) Gordon 1866–1948 m. Addie (N) Myers 1867–1935 m. Eglantine (Roberta) Roberts 1872–1957
        4. 4. Mary (A) Gordon 1868–1907
        5. 5. James (Curtiss) Gordon 1874–1906
      3. 3. Mary (E "May") Whitney 1843–1872
      4. 4. Frank Whitney 1848–1855
      5. 5. Ella (E) Whitney 1852–
    7. 7. Charles ((1900)) Whitney 1783–1865
    8. 8. Asahel ((1901)) Whitney 1783–1869
    9. 9. Abigail ((1902)) Whitney 1787–1850
    10. 10. Abigail (Jane) Whitney 1810–
    11. 11. Jane Whitney 1813–1880
  4. 4. Beulah Whitney 1745–1822
  5. 5. Lemuel (Whitney) Dea 1742–1813
  6. 6. Susannah Whitney 1762–1849
  7. 7. Phineas Whitney 1740–1839
  8. 8. John (Sr) Whitney 1751–1828
  9. 9. Sibbillah Whitney 1754–
  10. 10. Mary WHITNEY 1759–
  11. 11. Polly Whitney 1766–1843

Mehitable Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1719
23 Dec 1719
Birth of Mehitable Wilson in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1785
May 1, 1785
Age 66
Death of Mehitable Wilson in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1719
    Event Place: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1, 1785
    Event Place: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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