Phinehas Whitney (1766 - 1831)

Born 13 Apr 1766 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe (Stearns) Whitney — married 17 Jan 1793 (to 7 Apr 1794) in Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Bethia (Barrett) Whitney — married 15 Feb 1796 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 10 May 1831 at age 65 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Phinehas Whitney, son of William Whitney and Mary Mansfield, was christened Apr 13, 1766 in Weston, Massachusetts ^[1]

Capt. Phinehas Whitney was the most prominent business man in Winchendon from 1800 to the time of his death in 1831.

Besides a large farm he kept a tavern, owned an oil mill and woolen factory and raised horses and cattle. Though esteemed by his townsmen he was rarely in office because of his business. He was the first to enlist to put down the Shays rebellion, being then but twenty years of age; afterwards he was captain of a cavalry company. He was always active in religious and temperance matters. Bethia Barrett was a model countrywoman. She was small in stature, comely, with blue eyes and brown hair, very intelligent, dignified and grave. She was much loved and highly esteemed by a large circle of acquaintances. She was easily the first woman in Winchendon in her time. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rev. Giles Lyman, in Marlborough, NH. He resided Winchendon, Massachusetts.

He married, firstly, Phebe Stearns on January 17, 1793, in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. They together had one child

1. Phinehas Whitney, b. 1794 and d. 12 Jul 1804, Winchendon, Massachusetts, aged 10 years. He was buried in the Old Centre Burial Ground, Winchendon, Massachusetts.

After his wife Phebe's death, he married Bethiah Barrett, of Westford, on February 15, 1796, in Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ^[2] The marriage also recorded in his home town Weston, Massachusetts. ^[3]

Phinehas and Bethiah Children:

1. Phebe Whitney, b. 5 Apr 1797, Winchendon, MA; d. 7 Mar 1876, m) Asa Washburn
2. Lucy Whitney, b. 4 Jun 1799, Winchendon, MA;[17] d. 18 Jul 1893, Hubbardston, MA, m) Rev. Benjamin Rice
3. William Barrett Whitney, b. 14 Jun 1801, Winchendon, MA; d. 1874, m) Louise Stone
4. Mary Whitney, b. 17 Mar 1803, Winchendon, MA; d. 15 Nov 1870; m) Dr. Alvah Godding
5. Phinehas Whitney, b. May 1806; d. 4 Mar 1808, Winchendon, MA
6. Nelson Whitney, b. May 1808 [sic]; bapt. 7 Jun 1807 [sic], Winchendon, MA;[28] d. 5 Mar 1809
7. Sarah Ann Whitney, b. 30 Jan 1809, Winchendon, MA; d. said 24 Jan 1884 [Pierce], or 6 Jan 1880, Winchendon, MA, m) Josiah Brown
8. Louisa Whitney, b. 30 May 1812, Winchendon, MA; d. 5 Dec 1892, Winchendon, MA, m) Rev. Giles Lyman

He died May 10, 1831 in Newton, Massachusetts on is buried in Winchendon, Massachusetts at Old Centre Burial Ground. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZD7-1JT : 5 January 2021), Phinehas Whitney, 1766.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCP-QZ5V : 11 May 2022), Phineas Whitney and Bethiah Barrett, 15 Feb 1796; citing Marriage, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011878.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHR8-CBW : 20 May 2022), Phineas Witney, 15 Feb 1796; citing Marriage, Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009581.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38082522/phinehas-whitney: accessed 01 July 2023), memorial page for Capt Phinehas Whitney (1766–10 May 1831), Find A Grave: Memorial #38082522, citing Old Centre Burial Ground, Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Ryan-O (contributor 46886020).

See also:

• WhitneyGen