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'''Phineas<sup>7</sup> Whitney'''
([[Family:Whitney, Reuben (1792-a1832)|Reuben<sup>6</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Phineas (1747-1832)|Phineas<sup>5</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Isaac (1721-1800)|Isaac<sup>4</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Nathaniel (1680-c1768)|Nathaniel<sup>3</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1643-1723)|Benjamin<sup>2</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]),
son of [[Family:Whitney, Reuben (1792-a1832)|Reuben<sup>6</sup> and Lucy (Sawyer) Whitney]],
was born 8 Sep 1822, Norridgewock, ME, and died 10 Aug 1857, Lewiston, ME, "from Jay".{{ref|1}}

He married, 1 Jan 1845, Jay, ME, '''Melvina Amanda Bean''', daughter of James and Eunice (Taylor) Bean.  She was born 27 Nov 1824, Jay, ME, and died 9 Jan 1881, Lawrence, MA.  She "Amanda" married secondly, 14 Dec 1861, Jay, ME, Jefferson J. Adams.  He died 8 Jan 1864, Barracks General Hospital, New Orleans, LA.  Amanda then cohabited with Benjamin Hatch.

Children of Phineas<sup>7</sup> and Melvina Amanda (Bean) Whitney:

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| align=right valign=top | i.
| [[Family:Whitney, Sumner Wallace (1846-1906)|'''Sumner Wallace<sup>8</sup> Whitney''']], b. 21 Aug 1846, Bean's Corner (Jay), ME; m. Eliza Stone Metcalf.
|-
| align=right valign=top | ii.
| '''Pamelia L. Whitney''', b. 29 Feb 1848, Jay, ME; not found in 1860 or 1870.  See notes below.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iii.
| [[Family:Whitney, George Clinton (1850-1919)|'''George Clinton Whitney''']], b. 17 Apr 1850, New Vineyard, ME; m. Anna P. Burnham.
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| '''Lizzie F. Whitney''', b. 24 Mar 1852, Jay, ME; m. 11 Nov 1885, Lowell, MA, Albert G. Flowers, b. ca. 1846, Burke, VT, son of Bradford and Sophia (-----) Flowers.{{ref|2}}  She was living in her grandparents' household in 1860.  Not found in 1870.
|}

== Notes ==

Annie P. Whitney, of Lawrence, MA, 23, born Farmington, ME, daughter of Phineas and Amanda (-----) Whitney, married, 26 Oct 1871, Lawrence, MA, Albert C. Newell, of Effingham Falls, NH, 23, born Hillsborough, NH, son of J. H. T. and Lovilla (-----) Newell.{{ref|3}}  She, 37, married secondly, 26 Mar 1887, Lawrence, MA, William H. Merrill, both of Lawrence, MA, 30, hostler, born Canada, son of Reuben and Amelia (-----) Merrill.{{ref|4}}  This would put her birth in early 1848 or late 1847. She died 1 Apr 1894, Lawrence, MA, aged 46 years, of cancer.{{ref|5}}

Was she identical to Pamelia L., above?

== Census ==

* [[Archive:1850 Census Extracts, Maine, Franklin County#17|1850, New Vineyard, Franklin Co., ME]]:
<p class="Plaintext"> 259  273 Phineas Whitney       27 M - Farmer              $300 Me.
          Amanda      "         25 F -                           "
          Wallace     "          4 M -                           "
          Permelia    "          2 F -                           "
          George      "       1/12 M -                           "
          David       "         14 M -                           "   Attended school</p>
* 1860, widow Melvina/Amanda not found.
* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Maine, Franklin County#21|1860, Jay, Franklin Co., ME]]:
<p class="Plaintext"> 302  316 Warren Bean         55 M - Farmer      $3000 $1155 Maine
          Lovina    "         56 F -                           "
          Lucinda M. "        21 F -                           "
          Benjamin F. Butterfield 21 M - Farm Labourer         "
          Manverse Fletcher   19 M - School Teacher            "    Attended school
          Wallace Whitney     14 M -                           "    Attended school</p>
* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Maine, Franklin County#17|1860, Industry, Franklin Co., ME]]:
<p class="Plaintext">  57   61 Luther Baily        75 M - Farmer       $600  $150 Maine
          Lucy Baily          61 F -                         [Maine]
          George C. Whitney   10 M -                         [Maine]  Attended school</p>
* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Maine, Franklin County#20|1860, Jay, Franklin Co., ME]]:
<p class="Plaintext"> 292  306 James Bean          80 M - Retired Farmer $500 $850 N.H.
          Eunice   "          75 F -                         Mass.
          Lizzie F. Whitney    8 F -                         Maine  Attended school</p>
* 1870, widow Melvina/Amanda and daughter Pamelia/Annie not found.
* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Maine, Androscoggin County#17|1870, Lewiston, Androscoggin Co., ME]]:
<p class="Plaintext"> 415  517 Richardson, H. H.     41 M W Panter               $1000 Maine         Male citizen over 21
          -----, Sarah S.       41 F W House keeping              Rhode Island
          -----, Luella J.      16 F W Clerk in Store             Maine
          -----, Anlister       10 F W At School                  Ilinois       Attended school
          -----, Coretta         7 F W  "   "                        "          Attended school
          Whitney, George       19 M W Painter                    Maine         Male citizen over 21 [sic]</p>
* 1880, widow Melvina/Amanda not found.

== References ==

* [[Archive:Civil War Pension File, Jefferson J. Adams|Civil War Pension File of Jefferson J. Adams]]; Widow: Melvina A. Adams Whitney; Guardian of Minor Children: Lorin Adams; Widow Applic. # 49036 Cert. # 26509; Minors' Applic. # 13342 Cert. # 91228; National Archives Building, Washington, DC.

1.{{note|1}} "Whitney, Phineas from Jay died 10 August 1857," according to Hodgkin, Douglas I., comp., [[Archive:Lewiston, Maine, Vital Records|''Records of Lewiston, Maine: Volume 2. Town Records 1852-1863 and Vital Records Prior to 1865'']] (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2002).

2.{{note|2}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 244, page 242.

3.{{note|3}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 235, page 226.

4.{{note|4}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 379, page 275.

5.{{note|5}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 445, page 451.

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[[Category:Androscoggin County, Maine]]
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[[Category:New Vineyard, Franklin County, Maine]]
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[[Category:Essex County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
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