Family:Whitney, Harriet S. (1824-1893)
Harriet S. Whitney (William7 Jr., William6, Abner5, John4, Isaiah3, Thomas2, John1)), was born 09 02 1824, Standish, ME, and died 01 23 1893, Standish, ME.
She married abt 1850, , William S. Phinney. 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 07 17 1821, Standish, ME, and died 04 20 1899, Standish, ME.
William m. secondly, Laura J. Howe, the daughter of Asa and Susan (Fisher) Howe, and the widow of James Crocker of Machias, ME. She was b. abt. 1843 in Cooper, ME. She had one daughter with James Crocker: Isabella A. Crocker, b. 18 Feb 1860 in Machias, ME; d. 24 Dec 1919 in Portland, ME. William and Laura 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.
Census Data:
1850 Census: Sebago, ME; farmer; resides with wife Harriet and Henry H. Whitney, age 9, Harriet’s brother.
1860 Census: Sebago, ME; farmer; Henry H. Whitney remains in family.
1870 Census: Somerville, Middlesex Co., MA; furniture dealer
1880 Census: Standish, ME; farmer
1890 Veterans Schedule: Standish, ME.
1900 Census: Standish, ME; farmer; m. 6 years, no children
Children of Herriet S. and William S. (Phinney) Whitney:
References
1. 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, D.C.
2. Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922; Ancestry.com
3. Maine, Death Records, 1761-1922
4. Early Families of Standish, ME; Albert J. Sears, pg. 237
Copyright © 2019, Kenneth L. Whitney and the Whitney Research Group.
i. Charles S. Phinney, b. 07 21 1851, Sebago, ME; d. 09 11 1920, Standish, ME. ii. William F. Phinney, b. 01 20 1861, Sebago, ME; d. 11 14 1937, .
