Sarah Whitney

1741 - 1824  (83 years)

• Name	Sarah Whitney
  Birth	26 Feb 1741	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Moved To	1774 (32 years)	Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Death	28 Sep 1824	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 4]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 1 sister
  > 1. Isaac Whitney,   b. 11 Apr 1736, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Jan 1777, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 40 years) ▻ Abigail Pond,  m. 19 Oct 1758   2. Sgt. Jacob Whitney,   b. 24 Jul 1737, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Jan 1803, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 65 years)   3. Deacon Jonas Whitney,   b. 28 Nov 1739, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. bur. Marlborough, Windham County, Vermont, U.S.A. + 4. Sarah Whitney,   b. 26 Feb 1741, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Sep 1824, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 83 years) ▻ Deacon Nehemiah Ward,  m. 4 Oct 1773   5. Ensign Abner Whitney,   b. 17 Nov 1744, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Jan 1826, Windsor County, Vermont, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years)   6. Desire Whitney,   b. 31 Oct 1749, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Jun 1778, Warwick (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 28 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Rolf   (20 x Great Grandfather)  Joanna,   b. 1617, England d. 14 Mar 1688, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Newton was incorporated as a separate town, known as  Cambridge Village, on December 15, 1681, then renamed  Newtown in 1691, and finally Newton in 1766.  (Age 71 years)  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I611	Roy Line
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Jonas Whitney,   b. Abt 1709
  Mother	Sarah Perry,   b. 16 Feb 1716, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Family ID	F487	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Deacon Nehemiah Ward,   b. 19 May 1751, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Jan 1831, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	4 Oct 1773	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Sarah was the sister of Desire, who married Nehemiah's brother, Edward. Pierce (1895) gives the marriage date as 1775.
  Age at Marriage	She : 32 years and 8 months - He : 22 years and 5 months.
  Children	3 sons and 2 daughters
  +   1. Deacon Daniel Ward,   b. 11 Jul 1774, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Dec 1861, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 87 years) ▻ Sarah Jones  m. 20 Oct 1795     2. Hannah Ward,   b. 15 Jul 1776, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Jul 1850, New York City, New York, U.S.A. (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Desire Ward,   b. 13 Jul 1779, Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Dec 1859, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 80 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Nehemiah Ward,   b. 6 Jul 1783, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Nov 1787, Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 4 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Nehemiah Ward,   b. 2 Jan 1788, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Sarah Whitney(1741 – 1824) 2Jonas Whitney(Abt 1709 – ) 4Eleazer Whitney(1662 – 1738) 8Thomas Whitney(1629 – 1719) 16John Whitney(1592 – 1673) 17Elinor(1599 – 1659) 9Mary Kettell 18Thomas Kettell 19 5Dorothy Ross(1667 – 1731) 10James Ross 20 21 11Mary Goodenow(1640 – 1707) 22Thomas Goodenow(Abt 1608 – ) 23Jane( – 1666) 3Sarah Perry(1716 – ) 6Isaac Perry 12Samuel Perry(1 Mar 1640/41 – 1706) 24John Perry(Abt 1596 – 1642) 25Elizabeth 13Sarah Steadman(Abt 1648 – ) 26Isaac Steadman 27 7Sarah Hanchett(1691 – 1775) 14Peter Hanchett(1651 – ) 28John Hanchett( – 21 Feb 1683/84) 29Elizabeth 15Mary Parker(28 Jan 1647/48 – ) 30John Parker(Abt 1615 – 1686) 31Joanna(1617 – 1688)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Feb 1741 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 4 Oct 1773 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - 1774 - Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 28 Sep 1824 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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