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Josiah Whitney

Josiah Whitney

Male Abt 1764 - 1794  (30 years)    Has 9 ancestors and 40 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Josiah Whitney 
    Birth Abt 1764  Derby, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death Aug 1794  Demera, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Siblings 7 Siblings 
    Person ID I227117  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2001 

    Father Henry Whitney,   b. 19 Feb 1736, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1811, Derby, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Eunice Clark,   b. 15 Apr 1746, Derby, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1794, Derby, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 1761  Derby, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F91466  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Riggs,   b. 6 Mar 1767, Derby, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1784  Derby, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Children 
    +1. Hannah Riggs Whitney,   b. 20 Jun 1785, Derby, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1864, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     2. Maria Whitney,   b. 14 Mar 1787, Derby, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1867, Tremont, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +3. Josiah Clark Whitney,   b. 1 Apr 1789, Derby, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1849, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     4. Martha (Patty) Whitney,   b. 26 Mar 1792, Derby, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1865, Fredonia, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    +5. Stephen Merritt Whitney,   b. 17 Feb 1794, Derby, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F91472  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2001 

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  • Notes 
    • Josiah Whitney was commander of a vessel in the South American trade and was cast away in 1794. He died in Demera, W.I., in consequence of his sufferings Aug. 1794 [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S903] Orcutt, Samuel, The History of Derby, Connecticut, (1880), p778 (no date) (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S903] Orcutt, Samuel, The History of Derby, Connecticut, (1880), p778 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S908] Hanford Descendants, (1936), p57 (Reliability: 2).



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