Family:Whitney, Sarah (1754-1824)

Sarah⁵ Whitney (Jonas⁴, Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), daughter of Jonas⁴ and Sarah (Perry) Whitney, was baptized 10 Nov 1754. Roxbury, MA,^[1] and died 28 Sep 1824, Orange, MA.

She married, 4 Oct 1773, Newton, MA, Nehemiah Ward, son of Timothy and Margaret (Woodward) Ward. He was born 19 May 1751, Newton, MA, and died 18 Jan 1831, Orange, MA, aged 80 years

Children of Nehemiah and Sarah⁵ (Whitney) Ward:

i.	Daniel Ward, b. 11 Jul 1774, Athol, Newton, or Orange, MA; m. 20 Oct 1795, Sarah Jones.
ii.	Hannah Ward, b. 15 Jul 1776, Athol, Newton, or Orange, MA; d. 20 Jul 1850, New York, NY; m. Ethan Allen.
iii.	Desire Ward, b. 13 Jul 1779, Athol, Newton, or Orange, MA; d. 11 Dec 1859, Northfield, MA; m. 12 Oct 1800, Thomas Lord.
iv.	Nehemiah Ward, b. 6 Jul 1782, Orange, MA; d.
v.	Nehemiah Ward, b. 9 Sep 1783, Newton, MA; d. 11 Nov 1787.
vi.	Nehemiah Ward, b. 2 Jan 1788, Orange or Newton, MA; m. 8 Apr 1816, Lucy Newhall.

References

1.^  "Sarah [Whitney], d. Jonas, bp. Nov. 10, 1754," according to Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1925-1926).

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