Family:Whitney, Phineas (1822-1857)
Phineas Whitney (Reuben, Phinehas, Isaac, Nathaniel, Benjamin, John), was born 09 08 1822, Norridgewok, ME.
He married Melvina Amanda Bean. She was born 1824, Jay, ME.
Census, 1850: New Vinyard, ME; farmer
Amanda m. secondly Jefferson J. Adams on 14 December 1861 in Jay, ME. He d. 8 January 1864 at Barracks General Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Amanda then cohabited with Benjamin Hatch.
Children of Phineas and Melvina Amanda (Bean) Whitney:
i. Sumner Wallace Whitney, b. 08 21 1846, Bean's Corner (Jay), ME; m. Eliza Stone Metcalf. ii. Permelia Whitney, b. abt 1848, Maine iii. George C. Whitney, b. 07 1850, New Vinyard, ME iv. , b. , , d. , . v. , b. , , d. , . vi. , b. , , d. , . vii. , b. , , d. , . viii. , b. , , d. , . ix. , b. , , d. , . x. , b. , , d. , .
References
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, D.C. (Please insert link)
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