Family:Whitney, Lydia (1746-a1780)

Lydia⁵ Whitney (Elijah⁴, Isaiah³, Thomas², John¹), daughter of Elijah⁴ and Mercy (Heald) Whitney,^[1] was born 7 May 1746, Harvard, MA.^[2]

She "of Bolton" married 27 Feb 1769, Bolton, MA, Phineas Warner, both "of Harvard."^[3] He was born 27 Jul 1740.

Pierce says the following:^[4]

LYDIA [WHITNEY], b. May 7, 1746; m. Feb. 27, 1769, in Bolton, Phinehas WARNER, of Harvard. He was b. July 27, 1740; res. Harvard. Ch.: Rebecca, b. Dec. 24, 1769; Israel, b. Nov. 17, 1771; Ephraim, b. Apr. 16, 1774; Lydia, b. Oct. 19, 1775; Aaron, b. Oct. 2, 1780.

Children of Phineas and Lydia⁵ (Whitney) Warner, all born Harvard, MA:

i.	Rebecca Warner, b. 24 Dec 1769.
ii.	Israel Warner, b. 17 Nov 1771.
iii.	Ephraim Warner, b. 16 Apr 1774; m. 23 Jun 1796, Harvard, MA, Mercy Houghton.
iv.	Lydia Warner, b. 19 Oct 1775.
v.	Aaron Warner, b. 25 Sep 1780.

References

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2.^  "Lydia [Whitney], d. of Elijah and Rebaca, [born] May 7, 1746," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

3.^  "Ledia [Whetney] and Phenehas Warner of Harvard, [married] Feb. 27, 1769," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1910). Also, "Lydia [Whitney] of Bolton, and Phineas Warner, in Bolton, [married] Feb. 27, 1769," according to Harvard Vital Records. See also Frederic W. Bailey, ed., Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800 (1897-1914), 3 vols..

4.^  Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: 1895), p. 54.

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