Rev. Aaron Whitney

Rev Aaron Whitney ..... Birth: Mar. 14, 1714 Littleton Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA Death: Sep. 8, 1779 Petersham Worcester County Massachusetts, USA

Son of Moses and Elizabeth Whitney, he was ordained the first minister of Petersham church in Dec., 1738. He was an uncompromising Tory. His congregation could not accept his beliefs and in 1774, he was dismissed from his parish, but refused to accept his dismissal. The town voted to have Peter Gore, who was half Indian, to stand at the meeting house (where church was held) door to prevent Rev. Whitney from entering. As a result, he held church at his home and preached to sympathizers of his cause. He claimed to be the minister of the town up to the time of his death in 1779.

He married (1) Alice Baker of Phillipston on July 12, 1739, and (2) Mrs. Ruth (Hubbard) Stearns, daughter of Jonathan Hubbard, of Lunenberg, and widow of Rev. David Stearns, on Nov. 6, 1768.

Children of Rev. Aaron Whitney and his first wife, Alice: 1. Abel b. July 7, 1740, d. March 15, 1756 while attending Harvard college. 2. Charles b. May 14, 1742 3. Peter b. Sept. 6, 1744, d. Feb. 19, 1816 4. Aaron b. Sept. 5, 1746, m. (1) Hannah Stearns, (2) Hannah Willard 5. Alice b. Sept. 23, 1748, m. Ensign Mann 6. Lucy b. April 9, 1751, m. Rev. Samuel Kendall 7. Paul b. March 23, 1753, m. Charlotte Clapp 8. Abel b. March 15, 1756, m. Clarissa Dwight 9. Richard b. Feb. 23, 1757.

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Parents:

 Moses Whitney (1689 - 1778)

 Elizabeth Whitney (1698 - 1772)

Spouses:

 Alice Baker Whitney (1717 - 1767)*

 Ruth Hubbard Whitney (1717 - 1788)*

Children:

 Abel Whitney (1740 - 1756)*

 Peter Whitney (1744 - 1816)*

 Alice Whitney Mann (1748 - 1806)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Petersham Center Cemetery Petersham Worcester County Massachusetts, USA

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