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[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John]]<sup>1</sup>),
 
[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John]]<sup>1</sup>),
 
son of [[Family:Whitney, Moses (1689-1778)|Moses<sup>4</sup> and Lydia (Taylor) Whitney]],
 
son of [[Family:Whitney, Moses (1689-1778)|Moses<sup>4</sup> and Lydia (Taylor) Whitney]],
was born 1 Mar 1723/4, Littleton, MA,{{ref|1}} and died 9 Nov 1796, Chesterfield, NH.{{ref|2}}
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was born 1 Mar 1723/4, Littleton, MA,{{ref|1}} and (as "Lieut.") died 2 Oct 1796, Chesterfield, NH, aged 72 years.{{ref|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.
 
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.
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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:{{ref|3}}
 
Pierce says the following:{{ref|3}}
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| [[Family:Whitney, Moses (1747-1824)|'''Moses<sup>6</sup> Whitney''']], b. 11 Jan 1747; d. 1824, Raymond, ME; "of Petersham" m. 16 Aug 1766, Petersham, MA, or 20 Nov 1766, Lunenburg, MA, Sarah Geary "of Luninburgh".  He lived in 1776 at Raymond, ME.  "Moses WHITNEY was the first of the name in Rindge, and for some time prior to the Revolutionary war was a merchant. He moved from New Salem in Jan. 1772. His wife's name was Sarah -----, and his children were Moses, Ephraim, and Salmon."{{ref|4}}
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| [[Family:Whitney, Moses (1747-1824)|'''Moses<sup>6</sup> Whitney''']], b. 11 Jan 1747; m. Sarah Geary.{{ref|4}}
 
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| [[Family:Whitney, Ephraim (1749-a1800)|'''Ephraim Whitney''']], b. 12 Aug 1749; m. (int. 4 Jul 1772, Petersham, MA) Rhoda Winslow.  He lived in 1776 at Chesterfield, NH.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Ephraim (1749-a1800)|'''Ephraim Whitney''']], b. 12 Aug 1749; m. Rhoda Winslow.
 
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* [[Archive:1790 Census Extracts, New Hampshire#4|1790, Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., NH]]: Ephriam Whitney, 1 male over 16 and 1 female.  This was the father.
 
* [[Archive:1790 Census Extracts, New Hampshire#4|1790, Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., NH]]: Ephriam Whitney, 1 male over 16 and 1 female.  This was the father.
* [[Archive:1790 Census Extracts, New Hampshire#3|1790, Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., NH]]: Ephriam Whitney, 2 males over 16, 1 male 0-15, and 5 females.  This was the son.
 
* [[Archive:1790 Census Extracts, Maine#21|1790: Raymondtown Planta, Cumberland Co., ME]]:  Moses Whitney, 2 males over 16, 1 male 0-15, and 4 females.  This was another son.
 
* [[Archive:1800 Census Extracts, Maine#23|1800, Raymond, Cumberland Co., ME]]: Eph<sup>m</sup> "Witney", 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, and 1 female 26-44.  This was the son.
 
* [[Archive:1800 Census Extracts, Maine#22|1800, Raymond, Cumberland Co., ME]]: Moses Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, and 1 female over 45.  This was the son.
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Copyright &copy; 1999, 2006, 2007, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]]
 
Copyright &copy; 1999, 2006, 2007, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]]
  
[[Category: Maine]]
 
[[Category: Cumberland County, Maine]]
 
[[Category: Raymond, Cumberland County, Maine]]
 
 
[[Category: Massachusetts]]
 
[[Category: Massachusetts]]
 
[[Category: Essex County, Massachusetts]]
 
[[Category: Essex County, Massachusetts]]
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[[Category: Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
 
[[Category: Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
 
[[Category: Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
 
[[Category: Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category: Worcester County, Massachusetts]]
 
[[Category: Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts]]
 
[[Category: Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts]]
 
 
[[Category: New Hampshire]]
 
[[Category: New Hampshire]]
 
[[Category: Cheshire County, New Hampshire]]
 
[[Category: Cheshire County, New Hampshire]]

Revision as of 11:12, 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

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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