Family:Whitney, Phinehas (1788-1847)
Phinehas7 Whitney, (Phinehas6, Joshua5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Phinehas6 and Sarah (Harrington) Whitney, was born 10 Mar 1788, and died 2 Sep 1847, German Flatts, NY. He is buried in Armory Hill Cemetery, Ilion, NY.[1]
He married firstly, Martha Mattison.
He married secondly, Deborah Palmer. She was born 28 Mar 1786, CT, and died 24 Mar 1858. She is buried in Armory Hill Cemetery, Ilion, NY.[2]
He resided German Flats, NY.
Children of Phinehas7 Whitney, maternity uncertain:
i. Martha8 Whitney, b. ca. 1811; m. before 1836, Rudolph Gettman; a son b. resided Ilion, NY. ii. Cole Mattison Whitney, b. 23 Feb 1814; m. Catherine Gettman. iii. Mondana Whitney, b. ca. 1816; m. bef. 1838, Jacob Seckner; resided Cedarville, NY. iv. Phinehas Gorton Whitney; b. ca. 24 Apr 1819, NY; m. Angeline -----. v. Amaransa Whitney, b. 3 May 1821, German Flatts, NY; d. 7 Sep 1885; m. bef. 1843, John R. Gettman. vi. Esther P. Whitney, b. ca. May 1823; d. 1902, West Winfield, NY; m. 1846, Herkimer Co., NY, Jeremiah C. Folts; resided West Winfield, NY. vii. Polly Marietta Whitney, b. say 1825.
Census
- 1810, German Flatts, Herkimer Co., NY: Phinehas Whitney, 1 male 16-26, 1 female 16-26.
- 1820, German Flatts, Herkimer Co., NY: Phinehas Whitney Jun., 1 male 26-44, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 3 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830, German Flatts, Herkimer Co., NY: Phineas Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 15-19, 2 females 10-14, and 2 females 5-9.
- 1840, German Flatts, Herkimer Co., NY: Phineas Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 female 50-59, and 2 females 15-19; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, German Flatts, Herkimer Co., NY:
557 601 Phineas Whitney 30 M - Farmer $2000 N.Y. Angeline 28 F - " James 7 M - " Attended school Emily 4 F - " Noah 4/12 M - " Debora 50 F - Conn. Maryette Getman 12 F - N.Y. Attended school
This was his son Phineas, wife, children, and mother or step-mother.
References
- All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 259-260.
1.^ FindAGrave Memorial #137791988, Phineas Whitney.
2.^ FindAGrave Memorial #70581939, Deberah Palmer Whitney.
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