Elizabeth Libby (Meserve) Phinney (1730 - 1795)

Born 2 Sep 1730 in Scarborough, Maine

Ancestors

Wife of Edmund Phinney — married about 1750 in Gorham, Maine

Descendants

Died 6 Aug 1795 at age 64 in Gorham, Maine

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Biography

Elizabeth Libby "Betty" Meserve was born 2 September 1730 in Scarborough, Maine to parents Clement Meserve and Sarah Decker. ^{[1] [2]}

Betty Meserve married Edmund Phinney about 1750 in Gorham, Maine. They had eight children:

1. Decker Phinney 1752–1806
2. Sarah Phinney 1754–1825
3. Joseph Phinney 1757–1825
4. Elizabeth Phinney 1759–1828
5. Edmund Phinney 1760–1828
6. Stephen Phinney 1763–1800
7. James Phinney 1768–1860
8. Nathaniel Phinney 1771–1850

Betty passed away 6 August 1795 in Gorham, Maine and was buried South Street Cemetery, Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine, ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Phinney genealogy : a brief history of Ebenezer Phinney (of Cape Cod) and his descendants, from 1637 to 1947 pg 19
2. ↑ American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) about Elizabeth Meserve Name: Elizabeth Meserve Birth Date: 1730 Birthplace: Maine Volume: 117 Page Number: 35 Reference: Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 21 Jun 1920, 8209
3. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial 55320482 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55320482

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 27 Oct 2021), "Record of Edmund Phinney", Ancestor # A090859.Meehan-411