Zachariah
Whitney
Born in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut Colony
Son of Zachariah Whitney
and Ruth (Taylor) Whitney
Brother of
Benjamin Whitney
Husband of
Sarah (Stanton) Whitney
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Ebenezer Whitney and Olive (Whitney) Scott
Died
at age 75
in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Aug 2019
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Biography
Zachariah was born about 1732 and passed away about 1808
Zachariah Whitney, son of Zachariah Whitney and Ruth Taylor, was born on 2 Oct 1732 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut.[1][2]
He married Sarah (Stanton) Whitney (abt.1738-1803) and had several children.
Zechariah Whitney died (age 76) on 26 Sep 1808 in Montague, Massachusetts, USA.[3]
He was buried in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
Sources
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, (FamilySearch Record: F74Y-VGH : accessed 27 November 2022), Zachariah Whitney born on 2 Oct 1732, son of Zachariah Whitney & Ruth, in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut; citing FHL microfilm: 2963;.
- ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78XV-7YMM : 14 April 2022), Zachariah Whitney, 2 Oct 1732; citing Birth, Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272262.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 2495 #81661584 : accessed 27 November 2022), Zechariah Whitney death 26 Sep 1808 (age 76) in Montague, Massachusetts, USA; citing Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
- Wood, W. Herbert, Unplaced Stantons, The American Genealogist (1950) Vol. 26, Page 42.
- FamilySearch Person: LQ5R-J3B
- family history
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79466217/zachariah-whitney : accessed 20 November 2021), memorial page for Zachariah Whitney Jr. (Oct 1732–26 Sep 1808), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79466217, citing Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Kevin Avery (contributor 47024642) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zachariah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Zachariah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zachariah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Zachariah:
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Gail Butler
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Find a Grave listed in this profile matches the information on Whitney-4945, including parents and spouse and Death location. Birth source with parents, incl mother as Ruth Taylor is in Whitney-4945. Death location is Montague is also in Whitney-4945. Do you have any sources for the death location in this profile?
This profile has a daughter Olive, born in Franklin, Massachusetts, but the Find a Grave for Olive states she was born in Montague, where Zacchariah and Sarah had children. Do you have any sources for your information?