Family:Whitney, Phineas (1822-1857)

Phineas⁷ Whitney (Reuben⁶, Phineas⁵, Isaac⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Reuben⁶ and Lucy (Sawyer) Whitney, was born 8 Sep 1822, Norridgewock, ME, and died 10 Aug 1857, Lewiston, ME, "from Jay".^[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 Phineas⁷ and Melvina Amanda (Bean) Whitney:

i.	Sumner Wallace8 Whitney, b. 21 Aug 1846, Bean's Corner (Jay), ME; m. Eliza Stone Metcalf.
ii.	Pamelia L. Whitney, b. 29 Feb 1848, Jay, ME; not found in 1860 or 1870. See notes below.
iii.	George Clinton Whitney, b. 17 Apr 1850, New Vineyard, ME; m. Anna P. Burnham.
iv.	Lizzie F. Whitney, b. 24 Mar 1852, Jay, ME. 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.^[2] 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.^[3] This would put her birth in early 1848 or late 1847. She died 1 Apr 1894, Lawrence, MA, aged 46 years, of cancer.^[4]

Was she identical to Pamelia L., above?

Census

• 1850, New Vineyard, Franklin Co., ME:

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

• 1860, widow Melvina/Amanda not found.
• 1860, Jay, Franklin Co., ME:

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

• 1860, Industry, Franklin Co., ME:

57 61 Luther Baily 75 M - Farmer $600 $150 Maine Lucy Baily 61 F - [Maine] George C. Whitney 10 M - [Maine] Attended school

• 1860, Jay, Franklin Co., ME:

292 306 James Bean 80 M - Retired Farmer $500 $850 N.H. Eunice " 75 F - Mass. Lizzie F. Whitney 8 F - Maine Attended school

• 1870, widow Melvina/Amanda and daughter Pamelia/Annie not found.
• 1870, Lewiston, Androscoggin Co., ME:

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]

• 1880, widow Melvina/Amanda not found.

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, DC.

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

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 244, page 242.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 235, page 226.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 379, page 275.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 445, page 451.

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