Family:Whitney, Phinehas (c1780-a1850)

Phinehas Whitney, parentage unknown, was born about 1780, NH, and died after 1854, when his wife was called "married", not "widowed" at her death.

He married firstly, 30 Apr 1812, Merrimack, NH, Susannah Fields.

He married secondly, before 1816, Nancy -----. It's possible that Nancy ----- and Susannah Fields were identical.

He married thirdly, 5 Feb 1828, Clarissa Hassell, daughter of Jason and Alice (Standley) Hassell. She was born 9 Jul 1797, Merrimack, NH, and died 8 Mar 1854, Lowell, MA, aged 56 years 8 months, of cancer.^[1]

They resided in Merrimack, NH, Lee, MA, and Lowell, MA.

Children of Phinehas and Susannah (Fields) Whitney, if any, unknown.

Children of Phinehas and Nancy (-----) Whitney, possibly incomplete:

i.	Nancy Whitney, b. 5 Jan 1816, Lee, MA.[2]
ii.	Sarah A. W. Whitney, b. ca. Jan 1816, Lee, MA; d. 4 Jul 1845, Lowell, MA, aged 29 years 6 months, of consumption, dressmaker; unmarried.[3]
iii.	(prob.) Eliza F. Whitney, b. ca. 1819, NH; d. after 1880; m. 25 Dec 1838, Lowell, MA, John Diggles, both of Lowell,[4] b. ca. 1816, England, d. after 1880. They were in Sand Lake, Rensselaer Co., NY, in 1850, and Mercer, ME, in 1860 through 1880. Chlldren: a. Eliza Frances Diggles, b. ca. 1841, MA. b. Charles E. Diggles, b. ca. 1843, MA. c. George W. Diggles, b. ca. 1846, MA.
iv.	Harriet L. Whitney, b. ca. 3 Jan 1821, Merrimack, NH; d. 12/14 Feb 1847, Lowell, MA, aged 26 years 1 month 9 days, of inflammation of the brain, dressmanker; unmarried.[5]

Children of Phinehas and Clarissa (Hassell) Whitney, possibly incomplete:

v.	Phinehas W. Whitney, b. ca. 1829, NH; living 1850.
vi.	Clarissa A. Whitney, b. ca. 1830, NH; m. 1849-1850, Joseph Gage.
vii.	Lucy A. Whitney, b. ca. 1839, MA; living 1870, apparently unmarried. a. Harry Whitney, b. ca. 1865, ME.

Notes

It is possible that he was identical to Phinehas⁶ Whitney, son of Phinehas⁵ and Susanna (Swoller) Whitney, b. 3 Jun 1779, Dunstable, MA/NH.

The inclusion of Eliza F. in this family is based on the 1860 Census, in which Lucy Whitney, very likely the daughter of this Phinehas, was living with John and Eliza F. (Whitney) Diggles in Maine, together with Eliza's marriage record in Lowell VRs.

Census

• 1820: not found.
• 1830: not found.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA:

2096 2660 Phinehas Whitney 70 M - None N.H. Clarissa H. Whitney 53 F - " Phinehas W. Whitney 21 M - Clerk " Clarissa A. Gage 20 F - " Married in the year Joseph Gage 24 M - Conductor " Married in the year Lucy A. Whitney 11 F - Mass. Attended school Charity A. Ward 19 " - Me. Lydia Ward 18 " - " Cath. Riley 19 " - Ireland [33 more young people, apparently unrelated]

• 1860: not found.
• 1860, wife Clarissa and son Phinehas not found.
• 1860, Mercer, Somerset Co., ME:

450 438 John Diggles 42 M - Tailor $4500 $1600 England Eliza " 41 F - N.H. Francis " 19 F - Seamstress Mass. George " 13 M - " Attended school Lucy Whitney 21 F - Miliner " Sarah Bradford 26 F - Tailoress N.H. A. Nickerson 19 M - Presman Maine Betsey Diggles 60 F - Domestic $600 England

This was his daughter Lucy, living with her probable sister Eliza.

• 1870, Mercer, Somerset Co., ME:

81 83 Diggles, John 54 M W Merchant Tailor $10000 $2000 Eng. Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 -----, Eliza 52 F W Keeping house N.H. -----, George 23 M W Clerk in clothing Store $400 Mass. Father foreign born, Male citizen over 21 -----, Millie 22 F W Keeping house Me. -----, Nellie 1 F W Me. -----, Francis 29 F W Music teacher Mass. Father foreign born -----, Betsey 70 F W Eng. Parents foreign born Greenleaf, Libby 45 M W Domestic Servt. $700 Maine Male citizen over 21 Whitney, Lucy 31 F W Mass. -----, Harry 5 M W Maine Kimball, Maria 18 F W Domestic Servt. " Nye, William 55 M W Farm Laborer $600 $200 " Male citizen over 21 Girdler, Chas. 22 M W Teamster " Male citizen over 21

This was his daughter Lucy, living with her probable sister Eliza.

• 1880, daughter Lucy and grandson Harry not found.

References

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 85, page 86.

2.^  "Nancy [Whitney], ch. Phinehas and Nancy, [born] Jan. 5, 1816," according to Vital Records of Lee, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903).

3.^  "Sarah A. W. [Whitney], unm., dressmaker, b. Lee, d. Phineas and Nancy, consumption, [died] July 4, 1845, a. 29y. 6m.," according to Vital Records of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1930). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 21, page 35.

4.^  "Eliza F. [Whitney], and John Diggles, both of L., [married] Dec. 25, 1838,"according to Lowell Vital Records.

5.^  "Harriet L. [Whitney], dressmaker b. Merrimac, N.H., d. Phineas and Nancy, inflammation brain, [died] Feb. 12, 1847, a. 26y. 1m. 9d. [Feb. 14. GR-5]," according to Lowell Vital Records. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 27, page 46.

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