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 [[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1635-1719)|Joshua<sup>2</sup>]],
 [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]),
-son of [[Family:Whitney, William (1678-1754)|William<sup>3</sup> and Lydia (Perham) Whitney]],{{ref|1}}
+son of [[Family:Whitney, William (1678-1754)|William<sup>3</sup> and Margaret (Mirick) Whitney]],{{ref|1}}
 was born 30 Jan 1717/8, Groton, MA,{{ref|2}} and died 13 Nov 1793, Canaan, CT.{{ref|3}}

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 .{{note|4}} "Elizabeth [Whitney], w. John, d. 15 Jan 1743/4," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, E|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon 1:340.
-.{{note|5}} "John [Whitney], of Lebanon, m. Elizabeth Adams, of Colchester, 6 Aug 1744," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, J|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.  Also, "----- [Whitney], m. Mary ADAMS, 7 Aug 1744, by Rev. Ephraim LITTLE," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Church Records, Index#blank|Index of Connecticut Church Records]], Colchester First Congregational Church 1:53, 4:49.
+.{{note|5}} "John [Whitney], of Lebanon, m. Elizabeth Adams, of Colchester, 6 Aug 1744," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, J|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.  Also, "----- [Whitney], m. Mary ADAMS, 7 Aug 1744, by Rev. Ephraim LITTLE," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Church Records, Index#blank|Index of Connecticut Church Records]], Colchester First Congregational Church 1:53, 4:49.  Also, "_____ Whitney & Mary Adams, [married] 7 Aug. 1744," according to [[Archive:Early Connecticut Marriages#Colchester, New London Co.|Bailey, Frederick W., ed., ''Early Connecticut Marriages, as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800'' (1896-1906)]], Colchester, 3:99.
 .{{note|6}} Her parentage is established from her age at death, her home at marriage, and her birth record.

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 .{{note|4}} "Elizabeth [Whitney], w. John, d. 15 Jan 1743/4," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, E|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon 1:340.
-.{{note|5}} "John [Whitney], of Lebanon, m. Elizabeth Adams, of Colchester, 6 Aug 1744," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, J|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.  Also, 1.{{note|1}} "----- [Whitney], m. Mary ADAMS, 7 Aug 1744, by Rev. Ephraim LITTLE," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Church Records, Index#blank|Index of Connecticut Church Records]], Colchester First Congregational Church 1:53, 4:49.
+.{{note|5}} "John [Whitney], of Lebanon, m. Elizabeth Adams, of Colchester, 6 Aug 1744," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, J|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.  Also, "----- [Whitney], m. Mary ADAMS, 7 Aug 1744, by Rev. Ephraim LITTLE," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Church Records, Index#blank|Index of Connecticut Church Records]], Colchester First Congregational Church 1:53, 4:49.
 .{{note|6}} Her parentage is established from her age at death, her home at marriage, and her birth record.

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 .{{note|4}} "Elizabeth [Whitney], w. John, d. 15 Jan 1743/4," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, E|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon 1:340.
-.{{note|5}} "John [Whitney], of Lebanon, m. Elizabeth Adams, of Colchester, 6 Aug 1744," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, J|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
+.{{note|5}} "John [Whitney], of Lebanon, m. Elizabeth Adams, of Colchester, 6 Aug 1744," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, J|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.  Also, 1.{{note|1}} "----- [Whitney], m. Mary ADAMS, 7 Aug 1744, by Rev. Ephraim LITTLE," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Church Records, Index#blank|Index of Connecticut Church Records]], Colchester First Congregational Church 1:53, 4:49.
 .{{note|6}} Her parentage is established from her age at death, her home at marriage, and her birth record.

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 .{{note|3}} "Whitney, Deacon John died Nov 13, 1793, age 77," according to his gravestone at [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctlitch2/cemeteries/604-3.htm Under Mountain Cemetery, Canaan, CT].
-.{{note|4}} "Elizabeth [Whitney], w. John, d. 15 Jan 1743/4," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon 1:340.
+.{{note|4}} "Elizabeth [Whitney], w. John, d. 15 Jan 1743/4," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, E|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon 1:340.
 .{{note|5}} "John [Whitney], of Lebanon, m. Elizabeth Adams, of Colchester, 6 Aug 1744," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, J|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.

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 .{{note|1}} His parentage is proven by his birth records.
-.{{note|2}} "John [Whetney], s. William and Margaret, [born] Jan. 30, 1717/8," according to [[Archive:Groton, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849'' (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1926-1927)]]; also "John [Whitney], s. William & Margret, b. 30 Jan 1717/8," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index#J|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 27.
+.{{note|2}} "John [Whetney], s. William and Margaret, [born] Jan. 30, 1717/8," according to [[Archive:Groton, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849'' (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1926-1927)]]; also "John [Whitney], s. William & Margret, b. 30 Jan 1717/8," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, J|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 27.
 .{{note|3}} "Whitney, Deacon John died Nov 13, 1793, age 77," according to his gravestone at [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctlitch2/cemeteries/604-3.htm Under Mountain Cemetery, Canaan, CT].
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 .{{note|4}} "Elizabeth [Whitney], w. John, d. 15 Jan 1743/4," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon 1:340.
-.{{note|5}} "John [Whitney], of Lebanon, m. Elizabeth Adams, of Colchester, 6 Aug 1744," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index#J|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
+.{{note|5}} "John [Whitney], of Lebanon, m. Elizabeth Adams, of Colchester, 6 Aug 1744," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, J|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
 .{{note|6}} Her parentage is established from her age at death, her home at marriage, and her birth record.
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 .{{note|9}} [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 58#P177|Frederick C. Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'' (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895)]], p. 58.
-.{{note|10}} "Reuben [Whitney], [s. John & Elizabeth], b. 7 Oct 1745," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index#R|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
+.{{note|10}} "Reuben [Whitney], [s. John & Elizabeth], b. 7 Oct 1745," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, R|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
-.{{note|11}} "Elijah [Whitney], s. John & Elizabeth, b. 10 Sep 1750," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index#E|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
+.{{note|11}} "Elijah [Whitney], s. John & Elizabeth, b. 10 Sep 1750," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, E|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
-.{{note|12}} "John [Whitney], s. [John & Elizabeth], b. 3 Feb 1754," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index#J|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
+.{{note|12}} "John [Whitney], s. [John & Elizabeth], b. 3 Feb 1754," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, J|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
-.{{note|13}} "Betty [Whitney], d. [John & Elizabeth], b. 29 Dec 1759," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index#B|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
+.{{note|13}} "Betty [Whitney], d. [John & Elizabeth], b. 29 Dec 1759," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, B|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
 .{{note|14}} Her placement here is from Pierce, and the birth date is estimated from her

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 was born 30 Jan 1717/8, Groton, MA,{{ref|2}} and died 13 Nov 1793, Canaan, CT.{{ref|3}}
-He "of Lebanon" married 6 Aug 1744, Lebanon, CT, '''Elizabeth Adams''' "of Colchester",{{ref|4}} daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Davenport) Adams.{{ref|5}}  She was born 30 Nov 1720, Colchester, CT,{{ref|6}} and died 14 May 1790, Canaan, CT.{{ref|7}}
+He apparently married, say 1740, '''Elizabeth -----'''.  She died 15 Jan 1743/4, Lebanon, CT.{{ref|4}}
-"He was probably born in Groton, Mass., though his will is recorded at Plainfield, Conn., to which place his parents had removed when he was quite small. After his marriage he moved to Canaan, where he was a prominent citizen and farmer. He was a leading member of the Congregational church, and for some years, until his death, was deacon of the same. He was buried in South Canaan, and his estate was settled Jan. 8, 1794, by agreement of his four children. He d. Nov. 13, 1793; res. Canaan, Conn."{{ref|8}}
+He "of Lebanon" married 6 Aug 1744, Lebanon, CT, '''Elizabeth Adams''' "of Colchester",{{ref|5}} daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Davenport) Adams.{{ref|6}}  She was born 30 Nov 1720, Colchester, CT,{{ref|7}} and died 14 May 1790, Canaan, CT.{{ref|8}}
 Children of John<sup>4</sup> and Elizabeth (Adams) Whitney:
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 :{|
 | align=right valign=top | i.
-| [[Family:Whitney, Reuben (1745-a1764)|'''Reuben<sup>5</sup> Whitney''']], b. 7 Oct 1745, Lebanon, CT;{{ref|9}} m. Mary Harman.
+| [[Family:Whitney, Reuben (1745-a1764)|'''Reuben<sup>5</sup> Whitney''']], b. 7 Oct 1745, Lebanon, CT;{{ref|10}} m. Mary Harman.
 |-
 | align=right valign=top | ii.
-| [[Family:Whitney, Elijah (1750-1821)|'''Elijah Whitney''']], b. 10 Sep 1750, Lebanon, CT;{{ref|10}} m. Chloe Beckley.
+| [[Family:Whitney, Elijah (1750-1821)|'''Elijah Whitney''']], b. 10 Sep 1750, Lebanon, CT;{{ref|11}} m. Chloe Beckley.
 |-
 | align=right valign=top | iii.
-| [[Family:Whitney, John (1754-1807)|'''John Whitney''']], b. 3 Feb 1754, Lebanon, CT;{{ref|11}} m. Anne/Hannah Belden.
+| [[Family:Whitney, John (1754-1807)|'''John Whitney''']], b. 3 Feb 1754, Lebanon, CT;{{ref|12}} m. Anne/Hannah Belden.
 |-
 | align=right valign=top | iv.
-| [[Family:Whitney, Betsey (1759-1826)|'''Betsey Whitney''']], b. 29 Dec 1759, Lebanon, CT;{{ref|12}} m. Azariah Smith.
+| [[Family:Whitney, Betsey (1759-1826)|'''Betsey Whitney''']], b. 29 Dec 1759, Lebanon, CT;{{ref|13}} m. Azariah Smith.
 |-
 | align=right valign=top | v.
-| [[Family:Whitney, Ruby (s1764-a1803)|'''Ruby Whitney''']], b. say 1764, prob. Canaan, CT;{{ref|13}} m. Salmon Hunt.
+| [[Family:Whitney, Ruby (s1764-a1803)|'''Ruby Whitney''']], b. say 1764, prob. Canaan, CT;{{ref|14}} m. Salmon Hunt.
 |}
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 * [[Archive:1790 Census Extracts, Connecticut#24|1790, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., CT]]:  John Whitney, 3 males over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 1 female.
-==References==
+== References ==
 .{{note|1}} His parentage is proven by his birth records.
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 .{{note|3}} "Whitney, Deacon John died Nov 13, 1793, age 77," according to his gravestone at [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctlitch2/cemeteries/604-3.htm Under Mountain Cemetery, Canaan, CT].
-.{{note|4}} "John [Whitney], of Lebanon, m. Elizabeth Adams, of Colchester, 6 Aug 1744," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index#J|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
+.{{note|4}} "Elizabeth [Whitney], w. John, d. 15 Jan 1743/4," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon 1:340.
-.{{note|5}} Her parentage is established from her age at death, her home at marriage, and her birth record.
+.{{note|6}} Her parentage is established from her age at death, her home at marriage, and her birth record.
-.{{note|6}} L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
+.{{note|7}} L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
-.{{note|7}} "Whitney, Elizabeth, Wife of Deacon John, died May 14, 1790, age 71," according to her gravestone at [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctlitch2/cemeteries/604-3.htm Under Mountain Cemetery, Canaan, CT].
+.{{note|8}} "Whitney, Elizabeth, Wife of Deacon John, died May 14, 1790, age 71," according to her gravestone at [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctlitch2/cemeteries/604-3.htm Under Mountain Cemetery, Canaan, CT].
-.{{note|8}} [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 58#P177|Frederick C. Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'' (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895)]], p. 58.
+.{{note|9}} [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 58#P177|Frederick C. Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'' (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895)]], p. 58.
-.{{note|9}} "Reuben [Whitney], [s. John & Elizabeth], b. 7 Oct 1745," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index#R|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
+.{{note|10}} "Reuben [Whitney], [s. John & Elizabeth], b. 7 Oct 1745," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index#R|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
-.{{note|10}} "Elijah [Whitney], s. John & Elizabeth, b. 10 Sep 1750," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index#E|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
+.{{note|11}} "Elijah [Whitney], s. John & Elizabeth, b. 10 Sep 1750," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index#E|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
-.{{note|11}} "John [Whitney], s. [John & Elizabeth], b. 3 Feb 1754," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index#J|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
+.{{note|12}} "John [Whitney], s. [John & Elizabeth], b. 3 Feb 1754," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index#J|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
-.{{note|12}} "Betty [Whitney], d. [John & Elizabeth], b. 29 Dec 1759," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index#B|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
+.{{note|13}} "Betty [Whitney], d. [John & Elizabeth], b. 29 Dec 1759," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index#B|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Lebanon, vol. 1, p. 335.
-.{{note|13}} Her placement here is from Pierce, and the birth date is estimated from her
+.{{note|14}} Her placement here is from Pierce, and the birth date is estimated from her
 marriage date.  The place is a guess based on the residence of her parents.