Family:Whitney, Ephraim (1716-a1760)

Ephraim⁴ Whitney (Joseph³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Joseph³ and Rebecca (Burge) Whitney,^[1] was born 11 Mar 1715/6, Sherborn, MA,^[2] and died after 1759.^[3] Since he doesn't appear in the 1771 tax valuation list, or the 1790 census, he probably died before 1771.

Ephraim married, 18 Dec 1744, Groton, MA, Esther Woods, daughter of Thomas Woods and Lydia Bennett. She was born 19 Mar 1725, Groton, MA.

Children of Ephraim⁴ and Esther (Woods) Whitney, all born Pepperell, MA:

i.	Esther⁵ Whitney, bapt. 2 Apr 1749.
ii.	Mary Whitney, bapt. 25 Aug 1751. She and Molly Whitney may be the same person.
iii.	Alice Whitney, b. 30 Dec 1753.
iv.	Lydia Whitney, bapt. 25 Jul 1756.
v.	Rebecca Whitney, bapt. 27 Jul 1760. She may be the Rebecca Whitney who m. 10 Apr 1781, Groton, MA, Joseph Chamberlain, son of Phinehas and Lydia (-----) Chamberlain, both "of Pepperell". The alternative candidate is Rebecca⁵ Whitney, daughter of Joseph⁴ and Rebecca (Nutting) Whitney.

Census

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