Family:Whitney, Harriet S. (1824-1893)
Harriet S.8 Whitney (William7, William6, Abner5, John4, Isaiah3, Thomas2, John1), daughter of William7 and Anna (Hancock) Whitney, was born 2 Sep 1824, Standish, ME, and died 23 Jan 1893, Standish, ME.
She married, about 1850, William S. Phinney, apparently illegitimate son of Annis Phinney, father unknown. The Vital Records of Standish, ME contain the record of William's second marriage. The record reveals that his step-father was Abner Whitney and his mother was Annis Phinney. He was born 17 Jul 1821, Standish, ME, and died 20 Apr 1909, Standish, ME.[1]
William married secondly, 10 Dec 1893, Sarah J. (Howe) Crocker, the daughter of Asa and Susan (Fisher) Howe, and the widow of James Crocker of Machias, ME. She was born about 1843, Cooper, ME. She had one daughter with James Crocker: Isabella A. Crocker, b. 18 Feb 1860, Machias, ME; d. 24 Dec 1919, Portland, ME. William and Sarah Phinney had no known children.
William S. Phinney was a farmer in Standish, ME, except for the years the family spent in Somerville, MA, where he was a furniture dealer.
He was also a veteran of the Civil War, when he served as a Sergeant in Co. K of the 25th Maine Infantry. For his service he received a pension from the U.S. Government.
Children of William S. and Harriet S. (Whitney) Phinney:
i. Charles S. Phinney, b. 21 Jul 1853, Sebago, ME; d. 11 Sep 1920, Standish, ME. ii. William F. Phinney, b. 20 Jan 1861, Sebago, ME; d. 14 Nov 1937.
Census
49 49 William S. Phinney 28 M - Farmer $400 Maine Harriet S. " 24 F - " Henry H. Whitney 9 M - " Attended school
361 379 William Phinney 37 M - farmer $800 $200 Maine Harriet " 34 F - housework " Charles S. " 9 M - " Attended school William F. " 4/12 M - " Henry H. Whitney 19 M - Miner " Attended school
- 1870, Somerville, Middlesex Co., MA; furniture dealer
- 1880, Standish, ME; farmer
- 1890 Veterans Schedule, Standish, ME.
- 1900, Standish, ME; farmer; m. 6 years, no children
References
- From the Civil War Pension File of William S. Phinney, Co. K, 25th Maine Infantry; Invalid Application #322962, Certificate #227862; The National Archives Building, Washington, DC.
- Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922; Ancestry.com
- Maine, Death Records, 1761-1922
- Early Families of Standish, ME; Albert J. Sears, pg. 237
1.^ Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, from FamilySearch.org.
Copyright © 2019, Kenneth L. Whitney, Robert L. Ward, and the Whitney Research Group.
