Family:Whitney, Persis (1719-1793)

Persis⁵ Whitney (Benjamin⁴, Thomas³, Thomas², John¹), daughter of Benjamin⁴ and Sarah (Barrett) Whitney, was born 10 Jan 1718/9, Marlborough, MA,^[1] and died 20 Jun 1793.^[2]

Persis married, circa 1735, Nathan Goodale, son of John and Elizabeth (Witt) Goodale. He was born 10 Jun 1709, Marlborough, MA, and died 14 Jan 1780.

Pierce says the following:^[3]

PERSIS [WHITNEY], b. Jan. 10, 1719; m. Nathan GOODALE of Marlboro; b. June 10, 1709; d. Jan. 14, 1780. He died during the "hard winter," and such was the depth of the snow that his remains were drawn to the graveyard on a hand-sled by men on rackets, though the yard was several miles distant from his residence. Ch.: Nathan, b. Mar. 14, 1737; m. Dinah WEEKS; Timothy, b. Jan. 20, 1739; d. Feb. 11, 1739; Elizabeth, b. Feb. 25,1740; m. Josiah WINN; Sarah, b. Aug. 15, 1742; m. Joshia WARD; res. Henniker, N.H.; Solomon, b. Sept. 19, 1744; m. Mehitable BURNAP and Persis BAILEY; res. Wardsboro, VT; Persis, b. Nov. 7, 1745; David, b. Aug. 14, 1749; res. Shrewsbury; Miriam, b. July 14, 1751; m. Elisha ALLEN; Lucy, b. July 3, 1753; m. Otis HOWE; Abner, b. Aug. 22, 1755; m. Molly HOWE; Timothy, b. Oct. 18, 1757; d. 1776 in the Revolutionary army; Levina, b. Nov. 22, 1759; Job, b. Aug. 20, 1762; m. 1794, Lydia FOOTE; res. Bernardston. He was a judge of the old Court of Sessions and prominent man in the county.

Children of Nathan and Persis⁵ (Whitney) Goodale, all born Marlborough, MA:

i.	Nathan Goodale, b. 14 Mar 1736; d. 10 Sep 1762, Lancaster, MA; m. Dinah Weeks.
ii.	Timothy Goodale, b. 20 Jan 1738; d. 11 Feb 1738/9, Marlborough, MA.
iii.	Elizabeth Goodale, b. 25 Feb 1739/40; m. 15 Oct 1760, Josiah Winn.
iv.	Sarah Goodale, b. 15 Aug 1742; m. 3 Dec 1761, Josiah Ward.
v.	Solomon Goodale, b. 19 Sep 1744; d. Sep 1815; m. 17 Sep 1766, Mehitable Burnap.
vi.	Persis Goodale, b. 17 Nov 1746.
vii.	David Goodale, b. 14 Aug 1749; d. 4 Mar 1839; m. 17 Dec 1778, Elizabeth Brigham.
viii.	Miriam Goodale, b. 14 Jul 1751; d. 1843; m. 15 Apr 1772, Elisha Allen.
ix.	Lucy Goodale, b. 3 Jul 1753; d. 17 Jun 1843; m. 5 Nov 1770, Marlborough, MA, Otis Howe.
x.	Abner Goodale, b. 22 Aug 1755; d. 16 May 1823; m. 16 Jun 1779, Molly Howe.
xi.	Timothy Goodale, b. 18 Oct 1757; d. 1776.
xii.	Levina Goodale, b. 22 Nov 1759.
xiii.	Job Goodale, b. 20 Aug 1762; d. 25 Oct 1833; m. 4 Apr 1794, Lydia Foote.

References

1.^  "Persis [Whitne], d. Benjamin and Sarah, [born] Jan. 10, 1718/19," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1908).

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3.^  Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: 1895), p. 51.

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