Aaron
Whitney
Born in Biddeford, York, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Nathaniel Whitney
and Hannah (Day) Whitney
Brother of
Nathaniel Whitney, Hannah (Whitney) Cobb, Moses Whitney, Miriam Whitney, Tabitha (Whitney) Watson, Patience (Whitney) Watson, Hephzibeth (Whitney) Freeman, Ebenezer Whitney and Josiah Whitney
Husband of
Jenny (McLellan) Whitney
— married
19 Sep 1764 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Susanna (Whitney) Merrill
Died
at age 74
in Alfred, York, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 May 2011
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Biography
Aaron Whitney was born on 7 June 1741 in York, Maine. His parents were Nathaniel Whitney and Hannah (Day) Whitney[1].
He married Jane "Jenny" McLellan. They had ten children[1]:
- 1. Hannah, born 20 Jul 1766
- 2. Annah, born 18 Oct 1767
- 3. Samuel, born 22 May 1769; died 1773[2]
- 4. Jenny, born 10 May 1771; married David Johnson
- 5. Sarah, born 8 Jun 1773
- 6. Susanna, born 16 Feb 1775; married James Merrill
- 7. Tabitha, born 16 May 1777
- 8. Miriam, born 16 May 1777
- 9. Betsey, born 7 May 1780
- 10. Silas
Aaron and his family joined the Shaker Movement sometime after 1780, relocating to Alfred, Maine. Aaron passed away there on 19 June 1815[1].
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McLellan, Hugh Davis. History of Gorham, Maine. Portland, Maine: Smith & Sale, 1903. Page 828.
- ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HKQ-TPQ : 17 October 2017), Aaron Whitney in entry for Samuel Whitney, Death 11 Aug 1773; citing Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,205,256.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Aaron by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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- Ernest Whitney
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #90584 - Johnny Whitney :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #882201
- Curtis Whitney :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #8223
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