Edmund Phinney (1723 - 1815)

Born 27 Jul 1723 in Barnstable, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Libby (Meserve) Phinney — married about 1750 in Gorham, Maine

Descendants

Died 15 Dec 1815 at age 92 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Biography

Colonel Edmund Phinney served with 18th Continental Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Edmund Phinney is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A090859.

Edmund Phinney is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 270042
Rank: Colonel

During the American Revolution he was a Colonel. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Edmund Phinney was born July 27, 1723 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, the son of John Phinney and Martha Coleman. ^{[6] [7]}

Edmund married Elizabeth Meserve about 1750 in Gorham, Maine. ^[8] They had nine children: ^[9]

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

Edmund passed away December 15, 1815 in Gorham, Maine and was buried at South Street Cemetery, Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ DAR
2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
3. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
4. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
5. ↑ Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution
6. ↑ Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.
7. ↑ Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Roll Number: 84 citing Name: Edmund Phinney Gender: Male Birth Date: 27 Jul 1723 Birth Place: Barnstable Father: John Phinney Mother: Martha Coleman
8. ↑ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 086 citing Name: Edmund Phinney Gender: Male Age: 85 Birth Date: 1723 Birth Place: Gorham, ME First Marriage Date: 1750 Death Date: 1808 Death Place: Gorham, ME Spouse: Elizabeth Merserve Child: Sarah Phinney
9. ↑ Finney: Page 23; family 177.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9008627/edmund-phinney : accessed 02 May 2022), memorial page for Col Edmund Phinney (27 Jul 1723–15 Dec 1815), Find A Grave: Memorial #9008627, citing South Street Cemetery, Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Keeper of the Stars (contributor 47216601) .

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• 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.

• Heitman, Francis Bernard. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution (W.H. Lowdermilk & Co., Washington, DC, 1893); p. 22, p. 440

• "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJP-Y1BM : 1 March 2021), Edmund Phinney, 1815; citing Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States, Old Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,111.

• "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQ8-QL8 : 13 March 2018), Edmund Phinney, 15 Dec 1815; citing Death, Gorham, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,001,838.

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch
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  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HV5-MFG : 2 March 2021), Edmund Phinney, 27 Jul 1723; citing Barnstable, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RH-K5KB : 17 March 2018), Edmund Phinney, 24 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Gorham, Gorham, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,031,606.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RC-3FL2 : 17 March 2018), Edmund Phinney, 24 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Gorham, Gorham, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,031,606.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RW-G6C6 : 17 March 2018), Edmund Phinney, 26 Oct 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,048,432.

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 12, p. 337

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
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  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGVH-W2JH : 1 March 2021), Edmund Phinney, 1 Jan 1776; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QR7Y-GS3Z : 1 March 2021), Edmund Phinney, 1 Jan 1776; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.