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William Whitney 1707–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1707

Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Whitney

Mother: Martha Pierce

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William Whitney was born in 1707 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of William Whitney And Martha Pierce. William Whitney passed away in 1789 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • William Whitney was born in 1707 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of William Whitney And Martha Pierce.
  • William Whitney passed away in 1789 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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William Whitney's Ancestors

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William Whitney
1707–1789
Birth Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
William Whitney
1683–1720
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Martha Pierce
1681–1759
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Pierce) Sr.
1643–1713
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Martha (Brayton (Warren?)) (Pierce)
1647–1715
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Brayton
1612–1692
Mary (Brayton)
1615–1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Brayton
1590–1692
Helen (Brayton)
1590–1648
Thomas Fishe
1584–1673
Mary (Fish)
1585–1673

William Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1707
11 Jan 1707
Birth of William Whitney in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1789
1789
Age 82
Death of William Whitney in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1707
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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