Whitney, Peter, 1744-1816

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Peter Whitney (1744-1816) was the second minister of the First Congregational Church of Northborough, Massachusetts. He had a great interest in local history and wrote The History of the County of Worcester...Massachusetts..., published by Isaiah Thomas in 1793. This volume contained the first map of Worcester County ever made from an actual survey.

From the description of History of the County of Worcester..., c. 1793. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207180174

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referencedIn Bible record for the Peter Whitney family, 1742-1850. New England Historic Genealogical Society
referencedIn Baldwin, Loammi, 1745-1807. Papers, 1768-1872 Houghton Library
creatorOf Whitney, Peter, 1744-1816. A Hymn for America. New England Historic Genealogical Society
creatorOf Whitney, Peter, 1744-1816. History of the County of Worcester..., c. 1793. American Antiquarian Society
referencedIn Bible record for the Peter Whitney family, 1744-1900. New England Historic Genealogical Society
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
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correspondedWith Baldwin, Loammi, 1740-1807 person
associatedWith Thomas, Isaiah, 1749-1831. person
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Worcester County (Mass.)
Massachusetts
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Patriotic poetry
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Birth 1744

Death 1816

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