Zachariah Whitney (1711 - abt. 1781)

Born 28 Dec 1711 in Watertown, MIddlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Boynton) Whitney — married 11 Apr 1739 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 14 Nov 1781 at about age 69 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Zachariah Whitney was born on December 28, 1711, in Watertown, MIddlesex, Massachusetts^[1]. He was the son of John and Sarah (Cutting) Whitney. Zachariah married Sarah (Boynton).

3rd generation Descendant of Robert Harrington of Watertown

When Zachariah Whitney was born on December 28, 1711, in Weston, Massachusetts, his father, John, was 31 and his mother, Sarah, was 36. He married Sarah Boynton on April 11, 1739, in Lunenburg, Massachusetts. They had six children in 16 years. He died in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, and was buried there.

Sources

1. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the Third Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births Deaths and Marriages to the end of 1737 also Plan and Register of Burials in Arlington Street Burying Ground (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1900)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 43

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114398302/zechariah-whitney: accessed April 1, 2024), memorial page for Zechariah Whitney Sr. (28 Dec 1711–14 Nov 1781), Find a Grave Memorial ID 114398302, citing North Cemetery, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by anonymous (contributor 47421469).
• Bond, Henry, M.D., Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston (Boston: Little, Brown & Company 1855). Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts