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Sarah Whitney

Female 1741 - 1824  (83 years)


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  • Name Sarah Whitney 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth 26 Feb 1741  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Moved To 1774 (Age 33)  Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 28 Sep 1824  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Siblings 5 Siblings 
    Person ID I611  | Roy Line
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2018 

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

    Family Deacon Nehemiah Ward,   b. 19 May 1751, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1831, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 4 Oct 1773  Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    • Sarah was the sister of Desire, who married Nehemiah's brother, Edward.
    • Pierce (1895) gives the marriage date as 1775.
    Age at Marriage She : 32 years and 8 months - He : 22 years and 5 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Deacon Daniel Ward,   b. 11 Jul 1774, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1861, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     2. Hannah Ward,   b. 15 Jul 1776, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1850, New York City, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     3. Desire Ward,   b. 13 Jul 1779, Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Dec 1859, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     4. Nehemiah Ward,   b. 6 Jul 1783, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1787, Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
     5. Nehemiah Ward,   b. 2 Jan 1788, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F610  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Feb 1741 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Oct 1773 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMoved To - 1774 - Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Deacon Daniel Ward - 11 Jul 1774 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Hannah Ward - 15 Jul 1776 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Desire Ward - 13 Jul 1779 - Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Nehemiah Ward - 6 Jul 1783 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Nehemiah Ward - 2 Jan 1788 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Sep 1824 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S451] Martyn, Charles. The William Ward Genealogy - The History of the Descendants of William Ward of Sudbury, Mass. 1638-1925, (New York: Artemas Ward, 1925).

    2. [S972] Pierce, Frederick Clifton. The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came From London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635 , (Chicago: Press of W. B. Conkey Company, 1895).

    3. [S974] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 volume 1 - Births , (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911).

    4. [S457] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. Ward Family: Descendants of William Ward, (Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1851).

    5. [S665] Woods, Henry Ernest. Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1905).

    6. [S452] Woodward, Norma Slater. Descendants of Richard Woodward New England 1589-1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982).

    7. [S453] Roy, Robert Alan. Extracts from the Genealogical Files of Barbara Crosby, (Orange, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1980).

    8. [S456] Jackson, Francis. A History of the Early Settlement of Newton, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts, from 1639 to 1800, (Boston: Stacy and Richardson, 1854).