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William Dwight Whitney 1899–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 August 1899

Birth Location: Wainscott, Long Island, New York, USA

Death Date: 28 December 1973

Death Location: Montreux, District de la Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut, Vaud, Switzerland

Father: Edward Whitney

Mother: Anna Whitney

Spouse(s): Adrianne Allen

Children(s):

In 1899, William Dwight Whitney entered the world in Wainscott, Long Island, New York, USA, born to Edward Baldwin Whitney And Anna Josepha Whitney. William Dwight Whitney married Adrianne Allen. William Dwight Whitney passed away in 1973 in Montreux, District de la Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut, Vaud, Switzerland.

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Biography

  • In 1899, William Dwight Whitney entered the world in Wainscott, Long Island, New York, USA, born to Edward Baldwin Whitney And Anna Josepha Whitney.
  • William Dwight Whitney married Adrianne Allen.
  • William Dwight Whitney passed away in 1973 in Montreux, District de la Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut, Vaud, Switzerland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Whitney's Ancestors

Self
William Whitney
1899–1973
Birth Place: Wainscott, Long Island, New York, USA
Parents
Edward Baldwin Whitney
1857–1911
New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA
Anna (Josepha) Whitney
1871–1957
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Dwight) Whitney
1827–1894
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth (Wooster Baldwin) Whitney
1824–1912
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Simon Newcomb
1835–1909
Wallace, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (Caroline) Newcomb
1840–1921
District of Columbia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Whitney
1786–1869
Sarah Williston
1800–1833
Roger Baldwin
1793–1863
Emilia Perkins
1796–1874
John Newcomb
1809–1882
Emily Newcomb
1813–1851
Charles Hassler
1810–1846
Anna Nourse
1814–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Major Whitney
1756–1807
Clarissa Waldo
1762–1820
Payson WILLISTON
1763–1856
Sarah Williston
1763–1846
Simeon Baldwin
1761–1851
Rebecca Sherman
1764–1795
Nancy Pitkin
1764–1852
Enoch Perkins
1760–1828
Simon Newcomb
1769–1846
Janet (Newcomb)
1771–1863
Thomas Prince
1785–1851
Miriam Steeves
1790–1815
Ferdinand Hassler
1770–1843
Michael Nourse
1778–1860
Mary Rittenhouse
1779–1867

William Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1899
26 August 1899
Birth of William Dwight Whitney in Wainscott, Long Island, New York, USA
Wainscott, Long Island, New York, USA
1973
28 December 1973
Age 74
Death of William Dwight Whitney in Montreux, District de la Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut, Vaud, Switzerland
Montreux, District de la Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut, Vaud, Switzerland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 August 1899
    Event Place: Wainscott, Long Island, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1973
    Event Place: Montreux, District de la Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut, Vaud, Switzerland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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