Family:Whitney, Ephraim (1747-1832)

Ephraim⁶ Whitney (David⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of David⁵ and Mehitable (Parker) Whitney, was baptized 29 May 1747, Natick, MA, and died 26 Jun 1832, Natick, MA.

He married, 11 Jun 1771, Sarah Wood.

He was in the Revolutionary war; was a minute-man in Mann's company, of Colonel Ballard regiment at the Bunker Hill "alarm." Later he was in Capt. Morse's company, and still later in Capt. Gardner's company, of Colonel Brook's regiment at White Plains, and the campaign in New York. He resided Natick, Massachusetts.

Children of Ephraim⁶ and Sarah (Wood) Whitney:

i.	George7 Whitney, b. 22 Feb 1772; m. Miriam Hunt.
ii.	David Whitney, b. 13 Sep 1776; d. 1854, Scottsville, NY. His descendants reside in Plainsville, OH.
iii.	Mehitable Whitney, b. 22 Aug 1773; m. John Hunting; resided Haverstraw, NY.
iv.	Sarah Whitney, b. 24 Dec 1783.
v.	Bela Whitney, b. -----; d. 14 Dec 1794.

Census

• 1790, Natick, Middlesex Co., MA: Eph^m Whitney, 1 male over 16, 1 male 0-15, and 4 females.
• 1800, Natick, Middlesex Co., MA: Ephraim Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1810, Natick, Middlesex Co., MA: Ephraim Whitney, 1 male over 45 and 1 female over 45.

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 140.

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