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[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | ||
daughter of [[Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1699-1773)|Jonathan<sup>4</sup> and Alice (Willard) Whitney]],{{ref|1}} | daughter of [[Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1699-1773)|Jonathan<sup>4</sup> and Alice (Willard) Whitney]],{{ref|1}} | ||
| − | was born 19 Jul 1737, Harvard, MA.{{ref| | + | was born 19 Jul 1737, Harvard, MA.{{ref|2}} |
| − | Marriage intentions were published 24 Sep 1757, Harvard, MA, for her and Abel Davis | + | Marriage intentions were published 24 Sep 1757, Harvard, MA, for her and '''Abel Davis''',{{ref|3}} son of Eleazer and Sarah (Willard) Davis. He was born 1 Mar 1736, Stow, MA. |
| − | Pierce says the following:{{ref| | + | Pierce says the following:{{ref|4}} |
:RUHAMAH [WHITNEY], b. July 19, 1737; m. Abel DAVIS of Harvard. He was son of Eleazer and Sarah (WILLARD) DAVIS, and was b. Mar. 1, 1736. Sarah, b. Sept. 10, 1758; Ruhamah, b. Oct. 2, 1759; Eleazer, b. Oct. 20, 1764; Eleazer, b. Aug. 6, 1766; Abel, b. June 30, 1768; Sarah, b. July 31, 1770; Levi, b. Apr. 1, 1772; Joel, b. July 28, 1774; Moses, b. July 6, 1776; Alice, b. June 7, 1778, at Stow. | :RUHAMAH [WHITNEY], b. July 19, 1737; m. Abel DAVIS of Harvard. He was son of Eleazer and Sarah (WILLARD) DAVIS, and was b. Mar. 1, 1736. Sarah, b. Sept. 10, 1758; Ruhamah, b. Oct. 2, 1759; Eleazer, b. Oct. 20, 1764; Eleazer, b. Aug. 6, 1766; Abel, b. June 30, 1768; Sarah, b. July 31, 1770; Levi, b. Apr. 1, 1772; Joel, b. July 28, 1774; Moses, b. July 6, 1776; Alice, b. June 7, 1778, at Stow. | ||
| − | Children of Abel and Ruhamah<sup>5</sup> (Whitney) Davis, all born | + | Children of Abel and Ruhamah<sup>5</sup> (Whitney) Davis, all born Harvard, MA: |
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| − | | '''Sarah Davis''', b. 10 Sep 1758. | + | | '''Sarah Davis''', b. 10 Sep 1758; d. 24 Oct 1758, Harvard, MA. |
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| − | | '''Eleazer Davis''', b. 20 Oct 1764. | + | | '''Eleazer Davis''', b. 20 Oct 1764; d. 8 Feb 1766, Harvard, MA. |
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| align=right valign=top | iv. | | align=right valign=top | iv. | ||
| − | | '''Eleazer Davis''', b. | + | | '''Eleazer Davis''', b. 5 Aug 1766; m. [[Family:Whitney, Sarah (1769-1846)|Sarah<sup>6</sup> Whitney]]. |
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| − | | '''Alice Davis''', b. 7 Jun 1778. | + | | '''Alice Davis''', b. 7 Jun 1778, "in Stow". |
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| − | 2.{{note|2}} [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 49#C392|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'' (Chicago, IL: 1895), p. 49]]. | + | 2.{{note|2}} "Ruhamah [Whitney], d. of Jonathan and Alice, [born] July 19, 1737," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., ''Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850'' (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917)]]. |
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| + | 3.{{note|3}} "Ruhamah [Whitney] and Abel Davis, int. Sept. 24, 1757," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]]. | ||
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| + | 4.{{note|4}} [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 49#C392|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'' (Chicago, IL: 1895), p. 49]]. | ||
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| − | Copyright © 1999, 2006 | + | Copyright © 1999, 2006-2008, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]] |
[[Category: Massachusetts]] | [[Category: Massachusetts]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:26, 3 January 2009
Ruhamah5 Whitney (Jonathan4, Richard3, Richard2, John1), daughter of Jonathan4 and Alice (Willard) Whitney,[1] was born 19 Jul 1737, Harvard, MA.[2]
Marriage intentions were published 24 Sep 1757, Harvard, MA, for her and Abel Davis,[3] son of Eleazer and Sarah (Willard) Davis. He was born 1 Mar 1736, Stow, MA.
Pierce says the following:[4]
- RUHAMAH [WHITNEY], b. July 19, 1737; m. Abel DAVIS of Harvard. He was son of Eleazer and Sarah (WILLARD) DAVIS, and was b. Mar. 1, 1736. Sarah, b. Sept. 10, 1758; Ruhamah, b. Oct. 2, 1759; Eleazer, b. Oct. 20, 1764; Eleazer, b. Aug. 6, 1766; Abel, b. June 30, 1768; Sarah, b. July 31, 1770; Levi, b. Apr. 1, 1772; Joel, b. July 28, 1774; Moses, b. July 6, 1776; Alice, b. June 7, 1778, at Stow.
Children of Abel and Ruhamah5 (Whitney) Davis, all born Harvard, MA:
i. Sarah Davis, b. 10 Sep 1758; d. 24 Oct 1758, Harvard, MA. ii. Ruhamah Davis, b. 2 Oct 1759. iii. Eleazer Davis, b. 20 Oct 1764; d. 8 Feb 1766, Harvard, MA. iv. Eleazer Davis, b. 5 Aug 1766; m. Sarah6 Whitney. v. Abel Davis, b. 30 Jun 1768. vi. Sarah Davis, b. 31 Jul 1770. vii. Levi Davis, b. 1 Apr 1772. viii. Joel Davis, b. 28 Jul 1774. ix. Moses Davis, b. 6 Jul 1776; d. 5 Oct 1847, Cambridge, VT, aged 71 years; m. Polly Buck. x. Alice Davis, b. 7 Jun 1778, "in Stow".
References
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2.^ "Ruhamah [Whitney], d. of Jonathan and Alice, [born] July 19, 1737," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).
3.^ "Ruhamah [Whitney] and Abel Davis, int. Sept. 24, 1757," according to Harvard Vital Records.
4.^ Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: 1895), p. 49.
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