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Sylvanus Whitney 1749–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February 1749

Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 24 August 1827

Death Location: Carleton, St John, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Eliasaph Whitney

Mother: Mary Bishop

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Sylvanus Whitney was born in 1749 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of Eliasaph Whitney And Mary Bishop. Sylvanus Whitney passed away in 1827 in Carleton, St John, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • Sylvanus Whitney was born in 1749 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of Eliasaph Whitney And Mary Bishop.
  • Sylvanus Whitney passed away in 1827 in Carleton, St John, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Sylvanus Whitney's Ancestors

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Sylvanus Whitney
1749–1827
Birth Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Eliasaph Whitney
1716–1817
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Mary Bishop
1722–1814
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Nathan (G) Whitney
1690–1739
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Sarah Platt
1697–1750
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Whitney
1645–1720
Elizabeth Whitney
1653–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Whitney
1619–1672
Sarah Ketchum
1622–1673

Sylvanus Whitney's Timeline

4 Records

1747
25 Jan 1747
Birth of Sylvanus Whitney in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1748
31 Jan 1748
Death of Sylvanus Whitney in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1749
3 February 1749
Birth of Sylvanus Whitney in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1827
24 August 1827
Age 78
Death of Sylvanus Whitney in Carleton, St John, New Brunswick, Canada
Carleton, St John, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1747
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1749
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1748
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 August 1827
    Event Place: Carleton, St John, New Brunswick, Canada

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