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Robert Whitney 1806–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 SEP 1806

Birth Location: Washington, New York, USA

Death Date: 09 NOV 1878

Death Location: Rives Junction, Jackson County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Benjamin III

Mother: Philena Boyce

Spouse(s): Sarah Harris

Children(s): Delana Whitney, Emma Kerr, Albert Whitney, James Whitney, Calvin Whitney, Sarah Arnold, Benjamin Whitney, Joseph Whitney, Edward Whitney, Terssa Smith

Robert Whitney was born in 1806 in Washington, New York, USA, the child of Benjamin Whitney Iii And Philena Boyce. Robert Whitney married Sarah Mahala Harris, and had children including Albert Whitney, Benjamin Franklin Whitney, Calvin Whitney, Delana Annette Whitney, Edward R Whitney, Emma Artimissa Kerr, James Whitney, Joseph Zorah Whitney, Sarah E Arnold, Terssa A Smith. Robert Whitney passed away in 1878 in Rives Junction, Jackson County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Whitney was born in 1806 in Washington, New York, USA, the child of Benjamin Whitney Iii And Philena Boyce.
  • Robert Whitney married Sarah Mahala Harris, and had children including Albert Whitney, Benjamin Franklin Whitney, Calvin Whitney, Delana Annette Whitney, Edward R Whitney, Emma Artimissa Kerr, James Whitney, Joseph Zorah Whitney, Sarah E Arnold, Terssa A Smith.
  • Robert Whitney passed away in 1878 in Rives Junction, Jackson County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Robert Whitney's Ancestors

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Robert Whitney
1806–1878
Birth Place: Washington, New York, USA
Parents
Benjamin Whitney, III
1745–1833
Cambridge, Washington, New York, USA
Philena Boyce
1770–1805
Washington, New York, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Whitney,) II
1722–
Susannah Sherman
1749–
Union Valley, D. N.Y.
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Whitney's Descendants

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Robert Whitney (09 SEP 1806–09 NOV 1878) m. Sarah (Mahala) Harris (1827–04 NOV 1896)
  1. 1. Delana (Annette) Whitney 1853–1915 m. William (Alva) Clark 1851–1905
    1. 1. Lucy (A) Clark 1880– m. Frank (J) Wrigglesworth 1873–
      1. 1. Clarence (R) Wreggelsworth 1902– m. Clara (Mae) Becker 1902–1976
      2. 2. Florence (E) Wrigglesworth 1897–
      3. 3. Vernie (M) Wrigglesworth 1900–
      4. 4. Oswald Wrigglesworth 1901–
      5. 5. Herald Wrigglesworth 1908–
  2. 2. Emma (Artimissa) Kerr 1868–1944
  3. 3. Albert Whitney 1847–1919
  4. 4. James Whitney 1856–1916
  5. 5. Calvin Whitney 1844–1917
  6. 6. Sarah (E.) Arnold 1860–1899
  7. 7. Benjamin (Franklin) Whitney 1864–1882
  8. 8. Joseph (Zorah) Whitney 1866–1895
  9. 9. Edward (R.) Whitney 1865–1888
  10. 10. Terssa (A) Smith 1858–1925

Robert Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1806
09 SEP 1806
Birth of Robert Whitney in Washington, New York, USA
Washington, New York, USA
1878
09 NOV 1878
Age 72
Death of Robert Whitney in Rives, Jackson, Michigan, USA
Rives, Jackson, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 SEP 1806
    Event Place: Washington, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 NOV 1878
    Event Place: Rives, Jackson, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rives Junction, Jackson County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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