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William Whittaker 1685–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1685

Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1762

Death Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: WILLIAM WHITAKER

Mother: Sarah Emerson

Spouse(s): Mehitable Harriman

Children(s): Joseph Whitaker, Ann Whitaker, Ann Whitaker, Mehetable Whittaker, David Whitaker, Sarah Whittaker, Ruth Whitaker, Jonathan Whittaker, Thomas Whitaker

William Whittaker was born in 1685 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of William Whitaker And Sarah Emerson. William Whittaker married Mehitable Harriman, and had children including Ann Whitaker, David Whitaker, Jonathan Whittaker, Joseph Whitaker, Mehetable Whittaker, Ruth Whitaker, Sarah Whittaker, Thomas Whitaker. William Whittaker passed away in 1762 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • William Whittaker was born in 1685 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of William Whitaker And Sarah Emerson.
  • William Whittaker married Mehitable Harriman, and had children including Ann Whitaker, David Whitaker, Jonathan Whittaker, Joseph Whitaker, Mehetable Whittaker, Ruth Whitaker, Sarah Whittaker, Thomas Whitaker.
  • William Whittaker passed away in 1762 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

William Whittaker's Ancestors

Self
William Whittaker
1685–1762
Birth Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
WILLIAM WHITAKER
1658–1723
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Emerson
1665–1702
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Abraham Whitaker
1626–1701
England
Elizabeth Simmons
1635–1683
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Robert Emerson
1629–1694
Cadney Parish, Lincolnshire, England
Ann Grant
1637–1718
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Whittaker
1601–1667
Mary
1606–1706
William Simmons
1610–1667
Elizabeth Weeks
1619–1679
Thomas EMERSON
1591–1657
Margaret FROE
1591–1655
Thomas Grant
1601–1643
Jane Haburne
1602–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Whittaker
1568–
John BRIDGE
1576–1665
Marjory French
1576–

William Whittaker's Descendants

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William Whittaker (4 Dec 1685–1762) m. Mehitable Harriman (13 Jun 1686–1727)
  1. 1. Joseph Whitaker 1716–1774 m. Hannah Guile 1721–1791
    1. 1. Joseph Whitaker 1747–1774 m. Mary Whitney 1751–1801
      1. 1. Whitney Whitaker 1780–1848 m. Eunice Richardson 1787–1840
        1. 1. Joseph Whitaker 1808–1898 m. Elvira Davis 1820–1869
        2. 2. Whitney Whitaker 1813–1870
        3. 3. Eunice Whitaker 1810–1840
        4. 4. Harvey (Gile) Whitaker 1811–1885
        5. 5. Amy Whitaker 1814–
        6. 6. Asa Whitaker 1816–1864
        7. 7. Abigail Whitaker 1819–
        8. 8. Pheobe Whitaker 1821–
        9. 9. Artemas (Richardson) Whitaker 1823–1839
        10. 10. David (Mansfield) Whitaker 1825–1914
        11. 11. William (Richard) Whitaker 1828–1893
        12. 12. Foster (Holland) Whitaker 1829–1896
      2. 2. David Whitaker 1778–1847
    2. 2. Ebenezer Whitaker 1742–1753
    3. 3. Asa Whitaker 1744–1774
    4. 4. Esther Whitaker 1749–1774
    5. 5. Elisha Whitaker 1750–1753
    6. 6. David Whitaker 1753–1826
    7. 7. James Whitaker 1756–1835
    8. 8. Ebenezer Whitaker 1758–
    9. 9. William Whitaker 1761–1814
    10. 10. Peter (E) Whitaker 1764–1829
    11. 11. Asa Whittaker 1744–1825
    12. 12. Asa Whittaker 1744–1774
  2. 2. Ann Whitaker 1725–1737
  3. 3. Ann Whitaker 1722–1723
  4. 4. Mehetable Whittaker 1718–
  5. 5. David Whitaker 1712–1752
  6. 6. Sarah Whittaker 1710–1779
  7. 7. Ruth Whitaker 1720–1798
  8. 8. Jonathan Whittaker 1714–1770
  9. 9. Thomas Whitaker 1727–

William Whittaker's Timeline

2 Records

1685
4 Dec 1685
Birth of William Whittaker in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1762
1762
Age 77
Death of William Whittaker in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1685
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, MA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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