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Rebekah Whitney 1656–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1656

Birth Location: Hempstead,Queens,New York,USA

Death Date: 1739

Death Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Norwalk)

Mother: Herodias Long

Spouse(s): Josiah Starr

Children(s): John Starr

The story of Rebekah Whitney began in 1656 in Hempstead,Queens,New York,USA. Rebekah Whitney married Josiah Starr, and had children including John Starr. Rebekah Whitney passed away in 1739 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rebekah Whitney began in 1656 in Hempstead,Queens,New York,USA.
  • Rebekah Whitney married Josiah Starr, and had children including John Starr.
  • Rebekah Whitney passed away in 1739 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Rebekah Whitney's Ancestors

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Rebekah Whitney
1656–1739
Birth Place: Hempstead,Queens,New York,USA
Parents
John Whitney (Miller of Norwalk)
1640–1720
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Herodias Long
1643–1682
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Rebekah Whitney's Descendants

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Rebekah Whitney (1656–1739) m. Josiah Starr (1 September 1657–4 January 1715)
  1. 1. John Starr 1684–1739 m. Rebecca Cornell 1685–1739 m. Elizabeth Morgan 1678–1763
    1. 1. John Starr 1711–1788 m. Sarah Taylor 1707–1797
      1. 1. John (Starr) Jr 1733–1776 m. Annis Twitchell 1734–1771
        1. 1. John Starr 1760–1842 m. Elizabeth 1761–

Rebekah Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1656
1656
Birth of Rebekah Whitney in Hempstead,Queens,New York,USA
Hempstead,Queens,New York,USA
1739
1739
Age 83
Death of Rebekah Whitney in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Hempstead,Queens,New York,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

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