Family:Whitney, Caleb (1721-a1760)

Caleb⁴ Whitney (William³, Joshua², John¹), son of William³ and Margaret (Mirick) Whitney,^[1] was born 10 Sep 1721, Plainfield, CT,^[2] and died unknown, possibly at Pottsville, PA.^[3]

He "of Norwich" married 18 Oct 1743, Norwich, CT, Margaret Tracy "of Preston",^[4] daughter of Jedediah and Margaret (Rix) Tracy.^[5] She was born 27 Oct 1718, Preston, CT,^[6] and died unknown, possibly at Pottsville, PA.^[7]

"... res. Norwich and Middletown, Conn., and Pottsville, Pa."^[8]

Children of Caleb⁴ and Margaret (Tracy) Whitney:

i.	Lebbeus5 Whitney, b. 21 Aug 1745, Norwich, CT;[9] m. Mary Ann Ham.
ii.	William Whitney, b. 8 Aug 1747, Norwich, CT;[10] m. Mary Fobes.
iii.	Margaret Whitney, b. 22 Feb 1749/50, Norwich, CT;[11] m. David Knight, Jr.
iv.	Jedediah Whitney, b. 13 Nov 1751, Norwich, CT;[12] d. 23 Aug 1778, Norwich, CT.[13]
v.	Mary Whitney, b. 12 Oct 1753, Norwich, CT;[14] d. 13 May 1779, Norwich, CT.[15]
vi.	John Mirick Whitney, b. 18 Jul 1758, Norwich, CT;[16] m.(1) Edith -----; m.(2) Bridget Seymour.
vii.	James Rix Whitney, b. 16 Oct 1760, Middletown, CT;[17] m. Mary Holland.

References

1.^  Source_of_parentage.

2.^  Source_of_birth.

3.^  Source_of_death.

4.^  Source_of_marriage.

5.^  Source_of_parentage.

6.^  Source_of_birth.

7.^  Source_of_death.

8.^  Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 59.

9.^  Lebbeus b.

10.^  William b.

11.^  Margaret b.

12.^  Jedediah b.

13.^  Jedediah d.

14.^  Mary b.

15.^  Mary d.

16.^  John b.

17.^  James b.

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