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Rachel Whitney 1856–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1856

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 2 Feb 1943

Death Location: Lamont, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA

Father: Alden Whitney

Mother: Charlotte Cowles

Spouse(s): Isaiah Harrington, David Whitney, Ethan Tickner

Children(s):

Rachel Whitney was born in 1856 in Iowa, the child of Alden Whitney And Charlotte Maria Cowles. In 1860, Rachel Whitney resided in Madison, Erie, Buchanan, Iowa, USA. In 1870, Rachel Whitney resided in Madison, Quasqueton, Buchanan, Iowa, USA. Rachel Whitney married David M Whitney, Ethan Smith Tickner, Isaiah Honeywell Ike Harrington. Rachel Whitney passed away in 1943 in Lamont, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Rachel Whitney was born in 1856 in Iowa, the child of Alden Whitney And Charlotte Maria Cowles.
  • In 1860, Rachel Whitney resided in Madison, Erie, Buchanan, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1870, Rachel Whitney resided in Madison, Quasqueton, Buchanan, Iowa, USA.
  • Rachel Whitney married David M Whitney, Ethan Smith Tickner, Isaiah Honeywell Ike Harrington.
  • Rachel Whitney passed away in 1943 in Lamont, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA.

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Rachel Whitney's Ancestors

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Rachel Whitney
1856–1943
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
Alden Whitney
1829–1907
New York, USA
Charlotte (Maria) Cowles
1831–1888
Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Ethan (Smith) Cowles
1790–1862
Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Roberts
1793–1862
Palmer, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Roberts
1762–1826
Abigail Olds
1771–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Roberts
1735–1802
Mabel Gilbert
1741–1825

Rachel Whitney's Timeline

4 Records

1856
7 Jul 1856
Birth of Rachel Whitney in Iowa
Iowa
1860
1860
Age 4
Rachel Whitney resided here in Madison, Erie, Buchanan, Iowa, USA
Madison, Erie, Buchanan, Iowa, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
Rachel Whitney resided here in Madison, Quasqueton, Buchanan, Iowa, USA
Madison, Quasqueton, Buchanan, Iowa, USA
1943
2 Feb 1943
Age 87
Death of Rachel Whitney in Lamont, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
Lamont, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1856
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Madison, Buchanan, Iowa; Roll: M593_379; Page: 505A
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Madison, Buchanan, Iowa; Roll: M653_313; Page: 149; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Madison, Erie, Buchanan, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Madison, Buchanan, Iowa; Roll: M653_313; Page: 149; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Madison, Quasqueton, Buchanan, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Madison, Buchanan, Iowa; Roll: M593_379; Page: 505A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1943
    Event Place: Lamont, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA

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