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Sylvanus William Whitney 1711 – 1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1711

Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1755

Death Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States

Father: Joseph Whitney

Mother: Rebecka Barge

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Sylvanus William Whitney was born in 1711 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States, the child of Joseph Whitney and Rebecka Barge. Sylvanus William Whitney passed away in 1755 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Sylvanus William Whitney was born in 1711 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States, the child of Joseph Whitney and Rebecka Barge.
  • Sylvanus William Whitney passed away in 1755 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States.

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Sylvanus Whitney's Ancestors

Self
Sylvanus Whitney
1711 – 1755
Birth Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Joseph Whitney
1672 – 1740
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecka Barge
1683 – 1782
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Burge
1655 – 1704
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Tryall Thayer
1657 – 1737
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Shadrach Thayer
1629 – 1678
Mary Barnett
1633 – 1657
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thayer
1596 – 1665
Margery Wheeler
1600 – 1673

Sylvanus Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1711
22 Feb 1711
Birth of Sylvanus William Whitney in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States
Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States
1755
1755
Age 44
Death of Sylvanus William Whitney in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States
Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1711
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States

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