Family:Wetherbee, Phinehas (1745-1827)

Phinehas Wetherbee (Betsey⁵ Whitney, Jonathan⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), daughter of Phineas and Betsey⁵ (Whitney) Wetherbee,^[1] was born 4 Feb 1744/5, Stow, MA,^[2] and died just before 16 Nov 1827, Boxborough, MA, aged 82 years.^[3]

Marriage intentions were published 7 Jun 1767, Ashburnham, MA, for him and his first wife Hannah Whitney "of Stow".^[4] Marriage intentions were published 6 Jun 1767, Stow, MA, for him "of Ashburnham" and his first wife Hannah⁶ Whitney,^[5] daughter of Daniel⁵ and Dorothy (Goss) Whitney.^[6] She was born 29 Apr 1746, Harvard, MA,^[7] and died 7 Oct 1815, Boxborough, MA, aged 69 years.^[8]

Marriage intentions were published 4 Nov 1816, Stow, MA, for him "of Boxborough", and his second wife "Mrs." Sarah (-----) Whitney.{ref|8}} Marriage intentions were published 9 Nov 1816, Boxborough, MA, for him and his second wife Sarah (-----) Whitney "of Stow".^[9] He "of Boxboro" married secondly, 10 Dec 1816, Boxborough, MA, "Mrs." Sarah (Durant) Whitney,^[10] daughter of Abraham and Rachel (Manning) Durant. She had married firstly, 10 Dec 1778, Stow, MA, Daniel⁶ Whitney, q.v.

i.	Betty Wetherbee, b. 19 Nov 1768, Ashburnham, MA;[11] m. 4 May 1786, Boxborough, MA, Samuel Witherbee.[12]
ii.	Kata Wetherbee, b. 16 Dec 1770, Ashburnham, MA;[13] m. (int. 5 Aug 1798, Boxborough and Stow, MA)[14][15] Deliverance Brown.
iii.	Dolley Wetherbee, b. 21 Feb 1773, Ashburnham, MA;[16] m. 24 Jan 1804, Boxborough, MA, Hezekiah Taylor.[17]
iv.	Hannah Wetherbee, b. 20 Mar 1775, Ashburnham, MA;[18] m. 28 May 1794, Boxborough, MA, John Cobleigh "of Littleton".[19]
v.	Phinehas Wetherbee, b. 1 Nov 1777, Stow, MA;[20] "3d" "of Boxborough" m. (int. 1 Aug 1802, Boxborough, MA)[21] 2 Sep 1802, Harvard, MA, Sally Bowers.[22]
vi.	John Wetherbee, bp. 27 Apr 1783, Stow, MA;[23] m. -- Aug 1805, Boxborough, MA, Sinda Wood.[24]
vii.	Daniel Wetherbee, b. 12 Dec 1789, Boxborough, MA;[25] m. 23 Nov 1820, Boxborough, MA, Rebecca Pike.[26]

Census

• 1790, Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA: Phin^s Wetherbee, J⁴, 2 males over 16, 3 males 0-15, and 4 females.
• 1800, Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA: Phinehas Witherbee, Junr., 1 male over 45, 2 males 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, and 2 females 26-44.
• 1810, Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA: Phinehas Witherbee, 1 male over 45, 2 males 16-25, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 26-44.
• 1820, Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA: Phinehas Wetherbee, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 26-44; 2 engaged in agriculture.

References

1.^  His parentage is proven by his birth record.

2.^  "Phineas [Wetherbee], s. Phineas and Betty, Feb. 4, 1744-5," according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).

3.^  "DEATHS: In (B)Roxborough, Mr. Phinehas Wetherbee, 82," Boston Recorder (Boston, MA) page 183, Friday, 16 Nov 1827, vol. XII, no. 46, p. 183.

4.^  "Hannah [Whitney] and Phinehas Wetherbee of Ashburnham, int. June 6, 1767," according to Stow Vital Records.

5.^  "Hannah [Whitney] of Stow and Phinehas Wetherbe, int. June 7, 1767," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).

6.^  Her parentage is proven by her birth record and her age at death.

7.^  "Han[n]ah [Whitney], d. of Daniel and Dorothy, Apr. 29, 1746," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

8.^  "Hannah [Wetherbee], w. of Phinehas, [died] Oct. 7, 1815, a. 69 y. G.R.1," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Boxborough, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1915).

9.^  "Sarah [Whitney], Mrs., and Phinehas Wetherbee of Boxborough, int. Nov. 4, 1816. [Phinehas of Boxboro, m. Dec. 10, C.R.]," according to Stow Vital Records.

10.^  "Sarah [Whitney], of Stow, and Phineas Wetherbee, int. Nov. 9, 1816," according to Boxborough Vital Records.

11.^  "Betty [Wetherbe], d. Phinehas and Hannah, [born] Nov. 19, 1768," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

12.^  "Betty [Witherbee], and Samuel Witherbee, [married] May 4, 1786," according to Boxborough Vital Records.

13.^  "Kata [Wetherbe], d. Phinehas and Hannah, [born] Dec. 16, 1770," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

14.^  "Caty [Wetherbee] Jr., and Deliverance Brown of Stow, int. Aug. 5, 1798," according to Boxborough Vital Records.

15.^  "Catey [Weatherbee] of Boxborough, and Deliverance Brown, int. Aug. 5, 1798, according to Stow Vital Records.

16.^  "Dolley [Wetherbee], d. Phinehas and Hannah, [born] Feb. 21, 1773," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

17.^  "Dolly [Wetherbee]] and Hezekiah Taylor, [married] Jan. 24, 1804. C.R.," according to Boxborough Vital Records.

18.^  "Hannah [Wetherbee], d. Phinehas and Hannah, [born] March 20,1775," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

19.^  "Hannah [Wetherebee] and John Cobleigh of Littleton, [married] May 28, 1794," according to Boxborough Vital Records.

20.^  "Phinehas [Wetherbee], s. Phinehas and Hannah, [born] Nov. 1, 1777. [Phineas, s. Phinehas and [Hannah], C.R.]," according to Stow Vital Records.

21.^  "Phineas [Wetherbee] 3d and Sally Bowers of Harvard, int. Aug. 1, 1802," according to Boxborough Vital Records.

22.^  "Phinehas [Wetherbee] 3d of Boxborough, and Sally Bowars, [married] Sept. 2, 1802," according to Harvard Vital Records.

23.^  "John [Wetherbee], s. Phinehas and Hannah, bp. Apr. 27, [17]83. C.R.," according to Stow Vital Records.

24.^  "John [Wetherbee] and Sinda Wood, [married] Aug. --, 1805," according to Boxborough Vital Records.

25.^  "Daniel [Wetherbe], s. of Phinehas and Han[n]ah, [born] Dec. 12, 1789," according to Boxborough Vital Records.

26.^  "Daniel [Wetherbee] and Rebecca Pike, [married] Nov. 23, 1820. C.R.," according to Boxborough Vital Records.

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