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1635 - 1719 (84 years)
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Name |
Joshua WHITNEY [1] |
- Joshua Whitney was the first of the family who was born in America. He was one of the earliest settlers, a deacon and original proprietor at Groton, Mass., and dwelt there probably until it was burnt by the Indians, during King Philip's war, in the spring of 1676. he returned to Watertown for a few years and died in 1719. His will is dated Apr 17, 1713, and proved Oct. 6, 1719. It mentions several children whose births are not recorded. He was buried in the old burying ground in Groton. He served as a soldier in King Philip's war with his son, Joshua, Jr., in 1691-2. [1]
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Prefix |
Dea. |
Birth |
5 Jul 1635 |
Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
7 Aug 1719 |
Massachusetts [1] |
Person ID |
I69290 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
6 Aug 2018 |
Father |
John WHITNEY, b. 1589, England d. 1 Jun 1673, Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (Age 84 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Elinor UNKNOWN, b. 1599 d. 11 May 1659, Watertown, Massachusetts (Age 60 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Family ID |
F27909 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S4980] Frederick Clifton Pierce, "Whitney" The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came From London, England to Watertown, Mass. in 1635, (Frederick Clifton Pierce, 1895).
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