Family:Whitney, Ephraim (1724-1796)

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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