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William Whittaker 1685–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1685

Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1762

Death Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: William Whittaker

Mother: Sarah Emerson

Spouse(s): Mehitable Harriman

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

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

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Whittaker's Ancestors

Self
William Whittaker
1685–1762
Birth Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
William Whittaker
1658–1723
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Sarah Emerson
1665–1702
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Abraham Whittaker
1630–1701
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts,
Elizabeth Simmons
1635–1683
Robert Emerson
1629–1694
Lincolnshire, England
Ann Grant
1637–1718
MA, Essex, , England
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Whitaker
1599–1674
Alicia+ 'angsax
1605–1685
William Simmons
1610–1667
Elizabeth Weeks
1613–1679
Thomas Emerson
1584–1657
Margaret Froe
1592–1655
Thomas Grant
1601–1643
Jane Haburne
1602–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Beckenham
1570–1638
Edith Bond
1578–1623
William Symonds
1571–1634
Alexander Emerson
1550–1605
Jennet Hornsley
1566–1612
Thomas Froe
1575–1631
Mary Sutton
1576–1593
Ralph Haburne
1569–1630
Maud Getchell
1573–1623

William Whittaker's Descendants

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William Whittaker (4 Dec 1685–1762) m. Mehitable Harriman (13 Jun 1686–1752)
  1. 1. Jonathan Whittaker 1714–1771 m. Love Simons 1717–1750
    1. 1. Caleb Whittaker 1745–1795 m. Susanna Johnson 1742–1831
      1. 1. Rachel Whittaker 1794–
      2. 2. Caleb Whittaker 1784–
      3. 3. Abiah Whittaker 1782–
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Betsy) Whittaker 1780–1780
      5. 5. Isaiah Whittaker 1779–1779
      6. 6. Hannah Whittaker 1777–1862
        1. 1. Hannah Whittaker 1777–
      7. 7. Caleb Whittaker 1771–
      8. 8. Ruth (Betsy Anna) Whittaker 1776–1848 m. Abraham Merrill 1775–1848
        1. 1. Joseph Merrill 1816–1871 m. Nancy Mardis 1821–1894
        2. 2. Lydia ("Lucy") Merrill 1813–1888 m. Andrew Finney 1811–
        3. 3. David Merrill 1809–1870 m. Almira (P.) Merrill 1815–
        4. 4. Anna Merrill 1807–1843
        5. 5. Caleb Merrill 1802–
        6. 6. Hanna Merrill 1799–1867
        7. 7. Abiah (Whitaker) Merrill 1805–1852 m. Nathaniel (Smith) Rev 1809–1867
    2. 2. Mehitable Whittaker 1747–1810
    3. 3. Elisabeth Whittaker 1743–
    4. 4. Jonathan Whittaker 1740–1751
    5. 5. William Whittaker 1738–
    6. 6. Moses Whittaker –1751
  2. 2. Joseph Whitaker 1716–1774
  3. 3. Mehetable Whittaker 1718–
  4. 4. Ruth Whitaker 1720–1798
  5. 5. David Whitaker 1712–1752
  6. 6. Sarah Whittaker 1710–1779

William Whittaker's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COLCHDFR020443-0450

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1685
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, MA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts

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