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Silas Whitney 1742–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 JUL 1742

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

Death Date: 1768

Death Location: North Stratford, CT

Father: Samuel Whitney

Mother: Amy Northrop

Spouse(s): Esther Sherwood

Children(s): Sherwood Whitney

Silas Whitney was born in 1742 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT, the child of Samuel Capt Whitney And Amy Northrop. Silas Whitney married Esther Sherwood, and had children including Sherwood Whitney. Silas Whitney passed away in 1768 in North Stratford, CT.

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Biography

  • Silas Whitney was born in 1742 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT, the child of Samuel Capt Whitney And Amy Northrop.
  • Silas Whitney married Esther Sherwood, and had children including Sherwood Whitney.
  • Silas Whitney passed away in 1768 in North Stratford, CT.

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Silas Whitney's Ancestors

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Silas Whitney
1742–1768
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Parents
Samuel (Capt.) Whitney
1712–1796
Amy Northrop
1722–1788
Fairfield, CT
Grandparents
Richard Whitney
1687–
Hannah Darling
1689–1774
William Northrop
1694–
Milford, CT
Johanna Unknown
1700–
Great-Grandparents
John Darling
William Northrop
1666–1736
Mary Peck
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Northrop
–1669
Mary Norton
Joseph Peck

Silas Whitney's Descendants

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Silas Whitney (16 JUL 1742–1768) m. Esther Sherwood (2 MAR 1744/45–10 MAR 1826)
  1. 1. Sherwood Whitney 1767–1848 m. Abigail Lobdell 1770–1851

Silas Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1742
16 JUL 1742
Birth of Silas Whitney in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
1768
1768
Age 26
Death of Silas Whitney in North Stratford, CT
North Stratford, CT

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JUL 1742
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: North Stratford, CT

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