Ensign Abner Whitney

1744 - 1826  (81 years)

• Name	Abner Whitney
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	17 Nov 1744	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  History	1767  [3]
  	He was taken into the household of Abraham Jackson.
  Married	21 Mar 1768 (Age 24)	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Esther Jackson, the daughter of Abraham and Mary (Hide) Jackson. She was born on 3 December 1748 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Isaac Whitney 2. Sally Whitney 3. Fanny Whitney 4. Abraham Whitney (1779-1853) 5. Abner Whitney (1780-1866) 6. Jacob Whitney (1784-1824)
  Military	1775 (Age 31)  [2]
  He served in Captain Wiswell's Company which was raised in Newton, Massachusetts. He was promoted to Sergeant. Later during the war, he was promoted to Ensign.
  History	13 Apr 1818  [2]
  	He was granted a pension for is Revolutionary War service. He was residing in Windsor County, Vermont at that time.
  Death	6 Jan 1826	Windsor County, Vermont   [2]
  Siblings	5 Siblings
  1. Isaac Whitney,   b. 11 Apr 1736, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 4 Jan 1777, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 40 years) ▻ Abigail Pond,  m. 19 Oct 1758   2. Sgt. Jacob Whitney,   b. 24 Jul 1737, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 14 Jan 1803, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 65 years)   3. Deacon Jonas Whitney,   b. 28 Nov 1739, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts bur. Marlborough, Windham County, Vermont + 4. Sarah Whitney,   b. 26 Feb 1741, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 28 Sep 1824, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years) ▻ Deacon Nehemiah Ward,  m. 4 Oct 1773   5. Ensign Abner Whitney,   b. 17 Nov 1744, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 6 Jan 1826, Windsor County, Vermont  (Age 81 years)   6. Desire Whitney,   b. 31 Oct 1749, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 23 Jun 1778, Warwick (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 28 years)
  Person ID	I14849
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Jonas Whitney,   b. Abt 1709
  Mother	Sarah Perry,   b. 16 Feb 1716, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	8 May 1735	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 26 years and 5 months - She : 19 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F487	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Nov 1744 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Married - 21 Mar 1768 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Death - 6 Jan 1826 - Windsor County, Vermont  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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