Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Whitney was born on 10 December 1786, in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Elisha Whitney, was 39 and her mother, Esther Clark, was 25. She married Joseph Marie Piollet on 29 September 1811. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 23 September 1840, at the age of 53, and was buried in Brick Church Cemetery, Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
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- Elizabeth Whitney Piollet, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1773–1850 Male
1786–1840 Female
Children (5)
1812–1890 Male
1815–1892 Female
1817–1897 Female
1819–1891 Male
1823–1845 Female
Parents and Siblings
1747–1832 Male
1761–1851 Female
Siblings (10)
1783–1818 Female
1784–1824 Male
1786–1840 Female
1788–1812 Female
1791–1836 Male
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World Events (8)
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 1
1787 · Second State to Ratify U.S. Constitution
Age 1
1803
Age 17
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Whitney in Herefordshire, the etymology of which is uncertain. The second element is Old English ēg ‘island, piece of higher ground in a low-lying area’; the first appears to be hwītan, which is either the genitive singular of an Old English byname Hwīta (meaning ‘white’), or the weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of the adjective hwīt ‘white’. The name may also derive from Whitney (now Whitney Wood) in Stevenage (Hertfordshire), probably named from Old English hwītan ‘white’ + (ge)hæge ‘enclosure’.
History: John Whitney came from London, England, to Watertown, MA, in 1635, and had numerous prominent descendents.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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