Born in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Daniel Starr
and Rachel (Whiting) Starr
Wife of
Frederick Harding (Jones) Whiting
— married
18 May 1783 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Henry Starr Whiting and Frederick Augustus Whiting
Died
at age 56
in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Aug 2018
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Biography
- Rachel inherited a "negro girl, Piney" from her father.
- Named in Rachel's will:
- Henry S. Whiting, son
- Frederick, son
- Sally Whiting, wife of son Henry
- Harriet Rebecca Whiting, granddaughter
- ?Kasha? Maria Whiting, granddaughter
- Mary Elizabeth Whiting
- Frederick Whiting, grandson
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #88940226
- Starr, Burgis Pratt. A History of the Starr Family of New England (Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1879) Page 407.
- The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Danbury, Page 103 & Page 120.
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