Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Whitney was born on 2 February 1767, in New York, United States, his father, Daniel Whitney, was 22 and his mother, Martha Burt, was 23. He married Hannah Parker in 1789, in Warwick, Orange, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 5 February 1834, in Big Flats, Chemung, New York, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Elmira Heights, Chemung, New York, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Whitney, "Find A Grave Index"
- Thomas Whitney in entry for Charity Pier, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
- Thomas Whitney in entry for Sarah Whitney, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
Spouse and Children
1767–1834 Male
1769–1814 Female
Children (9)
1790–1871 Female
1791– Male
1793– Male
1795–1873 Female
1797–1880 Female
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1745–1784 Male
1743–1817 Female
Siblings (7)
1767–1834 Male
1769–1852 Female
1771–1838 Female
1774–1823 Male
1777–1834 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 9
1776
Age 9
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 19
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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Thomas Whitney
This information was taken form FindAGrave.com URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196054821/thomas-whitney "Thomas Whitney, b. in Warwick, N. Y., 2 Feb. 1767. He learned the trade of waggon-mak …
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