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; m. 11 Nov 1885, Lowell, MA, Albert G. Flowers, b. ca. 1846, Burke, VT, son of Bradford and Sophia (-----) Flowers.[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.[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.[4] This would put her birth in early 1848 or late 1847. She died 1 Apr 1894, Lawrence, MA, aged 46 years, of cancer.[5]
Was she identical to Pamelia L., above?
Census
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
57 61 Luther Baily 75 M - Farmer $600 $150 Maine Lucy Baily 61 F - [Maine] George C. Whitney 10 M - [Maine] Attended school
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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- Maine
- Androscoggin County, Maine
- Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine
- Franklin County, Maine
- Industry, Franklin County, Maine
- Jay, Franklin County, Maine
- New Vineyard, Franklin County, Maine
- Massachusetts
- Essex County, Massachusetts
- Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts
- Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts