Ancestry of
John Greenleaf Whittier

American “Fireside” Poet

Joseph Whittier Jr.

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• • Grandfather of John Greenleaf Whittier — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 4 
  • Father:
  • Joseph Whittier 
  • Mother:
  • Mary Peasley   
  • Birth Date:
  • 21 Mar 1716/1717 
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  • Death Date:
  • 10 Oct 1796 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Sarah Greenleaf
  • Marriage Date:
  • 12 Jul 1739 
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  • Child:

  John Whittier (Ahnentafel No:2 )

• Sources for Joseph Whittier Jr.

  • ¹ Cutter, William Richard, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume 1, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company (1908), 41-42.
  • ² Roberts, Gary Boyd, Notable Kin, Volume 1, Santa Clarita, California: Carl Boyer, 3rd (1998), 183.