Aaron Whitney (1740 - 1817)

Born 2 Jul 1740 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Annah (Lawrence) Whitney — married 18 Dec 1765 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Sarah (Pollard) Whitney — married 21 Apr 1774 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 13 Apr 1817 at age 76 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Private Aaron Whitney served with Worcester County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Aaron Whitney is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A125025.

Aaron Whitney is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 319001
Rank: Private

Aaron was a Private in Capt. James Burt's co., Col. Asa Whitcomb's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775. ^{[1] [2]}

Aaron Whitney was born on July 2, 1740 in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts. His parents were Jonas Whitney and Margaret Stratton. ^{[3] [4]}

Aaron Whitney married Anna Lawrence on Dec. 18, 1765 in Harvard. ^{[3] [4]}

Together they had these children born in Harvard: ^{[3] [4]}

1. Anna Whitney, b., Nov. 18, 1766, m. Benjamin Danforth.^[3]
2. Sarah Whitney, b. May 23, 1769, m. Eleazer Davis.^[3]
3. Moses Whitney, b. May 3, 1772, d. April 25, 1773.^[3][4]

Anna died July 16, 1773 in Harvard. ^[3]

Aaron Whitney married second, Sarah Pollard Apr. 21, 1774 in Harvard. ^{[3] [4]}

Together they had these children born in Harvard: ^[3]

1. Moses Whitney, b. Oct. 5, 1775,^[4] d. Jan. 11, 1816.^[3]
2. Aaron Whitney, b. Nov. 7, 1777,^[4] m. Sally Flagg.^[3]
3. Abel Whitney, b. Feb. 17, 1786.

Daughter Lucy m. Obed Hunt.^{[citation needed]}

He died on April 13, 1817 in Harvard. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ DAR
2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11} Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed February 17, 2020), "Record of Aaron Whitney", Ancestor # A125025.

• Pierce, Frederick Clifton. The descendants of John Whitney, who came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, 1895); p. 47, p. 83

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 February 2020), memorial page for Aaron Whitney (2 Jun 1740–18 Apr 1817), Find A Grave: Memorial #113681982, citing Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Amy Levesque (contributor 47156425) .

• Nourse, Henry. History of the town of Harvard, Massachusetts, 1732-1893. (Harvard, Mass., 1894); p. 315

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7YK-8ZF : 2 March 2021), Aaron Whitney in entry for Abel Whitney, 30 May 1853; citing Harvard, Massachusetts, v 77 p 132, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,169.

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 17, p. 205 "Whitney, Aaron, Harvard. Private, Capt. James Burt's co., Col. Asa Whitcomb's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775;"

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-CD4 : 20 May 2022), Aaron Whitney, 2 Jul 1740; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7D-2B3 : 20 May 2022), Aaron Whitney in entry for Anna Lawrence, 18 Dec 1765; citing Marriage, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7D-XMN : 20 May 2022), Aaron Whitney, 18 Dec 1765; citing Marriage, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7D-2BQ : 20 May 2022), Anna Lawrence, 18 Dec 1765; citing Marriage, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-8HG : 20 May 2022), Aaron Whitney in entry for Anna Whitney, 18 Nov 1766; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-8XM : 20 May 2022), Aaron Whitney in entry for Sarah Whitney, 23 May 1769; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-8XF : 20 May 2022), Aaron Whitney in entry for Moses Whitney, 3 May 1772; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHD6-54F : 20 May 2022), Aaron in entry for Moses Whitney, 25 Apr 1773; citing Death, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7D-G2Z : 20 May 2022), Aaron Whitney, 12 Apr 1774; citing Marriage, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7D-XHS : 20 May 2022), Aaron Whitney, 21 Apr 1774; citing Marriage, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-ZRW : 20 May 2022), Aaron Whitney in entry for Moses Whitney, 5 Oct 1775; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-ZRC : 20 May 2022), Aaron Whitney in entry for Aaron Whitney, 7 Nov 1777; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.

• Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1917);
  • p. 110-8
    • "Aaron, s. of Jonas and Margaret, Jtme 2, 1740."
    • "Aaron, s. of Aaron and Sarah, Nov. 7, 1777."
    • "Abel, s. of A[a]ron, bp. May 28, 1786. c.r.i. (Abel Esq., b. Feb. 17, 1786. G.R.I.)"
    • "Anna, d. of Aaron and Anna, Nov. 18, 1766."
    • "Moses, s. of A[a]ron and Anna, May 3, 1772."
    • "Moses, s. of Aaron and Sarah, Oct. 5, 1775."
    • "Sarah, d. of Aaron and Anna, May 23, 1769."
  • p. 229-33
    • "Aaron and Anna Lawrance, Dec. 18, 1765."
    • "Aaron and Sally Pollard, Apr. 21, 1774."
    • "Aaron Jr. and Sally Flagg of Holden, int. Aug. 3, 1807."
    • "Anna and Benjamin Danforth, June 21, 1803."
    • "Sarah and Eleazer Davis, Apr. 10, 1787."
  • p. 314-8
    • "Aaron, Apr. 13, 1817, a. 77 y. Revolutionary soldier."
    • "Annah, w. of (Aaron, g.r.i), July 16, 1773. (a. 3oy. 11 m. 27 d. G.R.I.)"
    • "Moses, s. (only s., g.r.i) of Aaron and Annah, Apr. 25, 1773. (a. II m. 21 d. G.R.I.)"
    • "Moses, Jan. 11, 1816, a. 40 y. Md. c.r.i."

• http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Family:Whitney,_Aaron_(1740-1817)

Acknowledgements

• Whitney-1526 was created by Sara Kosiorek through the import of The Arft Kosiorek Family Tree_2014-01-12.ged on Jan 12, 2014.