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Revision as of 11:13, 28 August 2007
Ephraim5 Whitney (Moses4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Moses4 and Lydia (Taylor) Whitney, was born 1 Mar 1723/4, Littleton, MA,[1] and (as "Lieut.") died 2 Oct 1796, Chesterfield, NH, aged 72 years.[2]
Ephraim married, 16 Jan 1745/6, Lunenburg, MA, Jane Bancroft, daughter of John and Mary (Clark) Bancroft. She was born 8 Jul 1722, Lynn, MA.
He was also known as Lt. Ephraim Whitney. He signed a petition on 31 Dec 1746, Lunenburg, MA. He lived 1776, Chesterfield, NH.
Pierce says the following:[3]
- They were dismissed to the church in Chesterfield, N. H., in 1781.
Children of Ephraim5 and Jane (Bancroft) Whitney, all born Lunenburg, MA:
i. Moses6 Whitney, b. 11 Jan 1747; m. Sarah Geary.[4] ii. Ephraim Whitney, b. 12 Aug 1749; m. Rhoda Winslow. iii. Molley Whitney, b. 25 Sep 1755; d. circa 1855, Dover, VT; m. circa 1778, James Cutler.
Census
- 1790, Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., NH: Ephriam Whitney, 1 male over 16 and 1 female. This was the father.
References
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3.^ Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 80.
4.^ Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 80.
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