Family:Whitney, James Phinehas (1802-1847)

Hon. James Phinehas⁸ Whitney (Thomas⁷, Phinehas⁶, William⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), born Shirley, Massachusetts, 8 Aug 1802; married at Ipswich, 31 May 1836, Lydia B.P. Treadwell; died 28 Feb 1842; married 2d, at Ipswich, 10 Jun 1846, Sarah Ann Treadwell.

He was born in Shirley, Massachusetts, where he always resided. Educated at the public schools there and at Lawrence academy, Groton, Massachusetts, where he graduated. For twenty years he was one of the most prominent residents in that part of the Old Bay State; was representative in the legislature, also state senator for several terms. He held all the town offices at different times and for years was town treasurer. He died 14 Jan 1847; resided Shirley, Massachusetts.

Children of James Phinehas⁸ Whitney:

i.	Henrietta P.9 Whitney, born 11 Mar 1837; married 23 Oct 1862, Andrew McFarland Davis; resided Cambridge, Massachusetts, 10 Appleton St.

References

1. All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 455.

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