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James Phinney 1779–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1779

Birth Location: Belleisle, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1854

Death Location: Phinneys Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Zaccheus Phinney

Mother: Lois Starratt

Spouse(s): Mary Sproule

Children(s): John Phinney, James Phinney, Susan Phinney, Martha Phinney, Mary Phinney, Zaccheus Phinney, Eleanor Phinney, Hannah Phinney, Lois Phinney, Zeruah Phinney, Elijah Phinney, Sarah Phinney

James Phinney was born in 1779 in Belleisle, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Zaccheus Jr Phinney And Lois Starratt. James Phinney married Mary Sproule, and had children including Eleanor Phinney, Elijah Phinney, Hannah M Phinney, James Phinney, John Phinney, Lois Phinney, Martha Phinney, Mary Ann Phinney, Sarah Phinney, Susan Phinney, Zaccheus Phinney, Zeruah Phinney. James Phinney passed away in 1854 in Phinneys Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Phinney was born in 1779 in Belleisle, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Zaccheus Jr Phinney And Lois Starratt.
  • James Phinney married Mary Sproule, and had children including Eleanor Phinney, Elijah Phinney, Hannah M Phinney, James Phinney, John Phinney, Lois Phinney, Martha Phinney, Mary Ann Phinney, Sarah Phinney, Susan Phinney, Zaccheus Phinney, Zeruah Phinney.
  • James Phinney passed away in 1854 in Phinneys Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zaccheus Phinney
1751–1851
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
ZP
Lois Starratt
1755–1855
Birth Location: Falmouth, Portsmouth, Maine, USA
LS

Spouses(s)

Mary Sproule
1779–1862
Birth Location: Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
MS

Children(s)

John Phinney
1810–1846
Birth Location: Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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James Phinney
1822–1872
Birth Location: Granville, Annapolis Co., NS
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Susan Phinney
1802–1884
Birth Location: Phinney's Cove, Annapolis Co., NS
SP
Martha Phinney
1804–1826
Birth Location: Granville, Annapolis Co., NS
MP
Mary Phinney
1806–1883
Birth Location: Granville, Annapolis Co., NS
MP
Zaccheus Phinney
1808–1883
Birth Location: Granville, Annapolis Co., NS
ZP
Eleanor Phinney
1812–1891
Birth Location: Granville, Annapolis Co., NS
EP
Hannah Phinney
1819–1883
Birth Location: Granville, Annapolis Co., NS
HP
Lois Phinney
1815–1896
Birth Location: Granville, Annapolis Co., NS
LP
Zeruah Phinney
1817–1848
Birth Location: Granville, Annapolis Co., NS
ZP
Elijah Phinney
1819–1895
Birth Location: Granville, Annapolis Co., NS
EP
Sarah Phinney
1824–1894
Birth Location: Granville, Annapolis Co., NS
SP

James Phinney's Ancestors

Self
James Phinney
1779–1854
Birth Place: Belleisle, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Zaccheus Jr Phinney
1751–1851
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Lois Starratt
1755–1855
Falmouth, Portsmouth, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Zaccheus Phinney
1720–1751
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Susanna Davis
1725–1794
Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Peter Starratt
1720–
Bevedy, Parish of Kilrea, Co. Derry, Ireland
Eleanor Armstrong
1721–
Falmouth, Portsmouth, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Phinney
1682–1758
Martha Crocker
1689–1747
Jabez Davis
1691–1778
Anna Dimmock
1698–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN Jr
1638–1718
Mary Rogers
1644–1718
Joseph Crocker
1654–1721
Temperance Bursley
1654–1741

James Phinney's Descendants

1.
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James Phinney (17 Mar 1779–1854) m. Mary Sproule (1779–1862)
  1. 1. John Phinney 1810–1846 m. Helen Starratt 1811–1892
    1. 1. Harvey Phinney 1835–1910 m. Ann (Jane) Morrell 1842–1890 m. Grace (H) Brown 1835–1869 m. Annie Phinney 1837–1920
      1. 1. John (Franklin) PHINNEY 1865–1934 m. Eva (Harriet) Dixon 1865–1899 m. Mabel Hoar 1863–1942
        1. 1. Ross (Starrett) Phinney 1893–1952 m. Jemima (May) Campbell 1896–1958
        2. 2. Harold ("Buck" Thomas) Phinney 1889–1964 m. Anna 1904–1984
        3. 3. Mary (Grace) Phinney 1891–1891
        4. 4. Doris (Audrey) Phinney 1908–
      2. 2. James (Edwin) Phinney 1863–1957 m. Ann (Amelia) Embree 1862–1942
        1. 1. Aubrey (Edwin) Phinney 1883–1883
        2. 2. Hessie (Louise) Phinney 1898– m. Ralph (Wilson) Brown 1896–1972
        3. 3. Aurthur (Roy) Phinney 1886–1965
        4. 4. Anita ((Neta) Grace Mildred) Phinney 1887–1966 m. John (Rose) Conway 1883–1956
        5. 5. Norman (Edwin) Phinney 1889–1960 m. Muriel Jones 1896–1968
        6. 6. Clarance ((Chas) Ross) Phinney 1892–1983
        7. 7. Helen (Eliza) Phinney 1894–
        8. 8. Harvey (Brown) Phinney 1896–1976 m. Hazel (Renetta) Forbes 1897–1971
        9. 9. Muriel (Virginia) Phinney 1901–1980 m. Hubert (Lindors) Robinson 1899–
        10. 10. James (Ronald) Phinney 1903–1975
        11. 11. Ethel (Marion) Phinney 1905–
      3. 3. Harvey (Ross) Phinney 1870–1890
      4. 4. Emma (S.) Phinney 1871–1892
      5. 5. Lauretta Phinney 1873–1897
      6. 6. Anna (Maude) Phinney 1876–
      7. 7. Margaret (May) Phinney 1878–1961
      8. 8. Sarah (Louise) Phinney 1879–1964
      9. 9. Elizabeth (B.) Phinney 1880–1883
      10. 10. Charles (Garnet Wolsley) Phinney 1882–1962 m. Hattie (May) Lund 1882–1965
        1. 1. Margaret (Louise) Phinney 1907–1976 m. Joseph (Walter) Hill 1906–1987
        2. 2. Florance (Elizabeth) Phinney 1912–2000 m. Patrick (Allan) Dalgarno 1907–1993
        3. 3. Eleanor (Marion) Phinney 1915–2000 m. Joseph (Leonard) Metcalf 1914–1997
        4. 4. Phyllis (May) Phinney 1921–1989 m. James (Darling) Strobe 1912–1947
        5. 5. Charles (Garnet) Phinney 1923–1944
        6. 6. Dorothy (Evelyn) Phinney 1913–2006
        7. 7. Audry (Winnifred) Phinney 1919–
        8. 8. Frank Phinney 1905–
        9. 9. Leo Phinney 1903–
      11. 11. William (Starratt) Phinney 1862–1862
      12. 12. Harvey (Havelock) Phinney 1866–1868
      13. 13. William (Brown) Phinney 1868–1868
      14. 14. Mary (Anna) Phinney 1871–
    2. 2. Daniel (S) Phinney 1837–1846
    3. 3. James (E.) Phinney 1839–1846
    4. 4. Mary (Emma) Phinney 1841–1846
    5. 5. Ada (Byron) Phinney 1844–1846
    6. 6. John Phinney 1846–1872
    7. 7. Zaccheus Phinney 1846–1846
  2. 2. James Phinney 1822–1872 m. Susan Harris 1833–
    1. 1. Byron Phinney 1852–
    2. 2. Henry (M) Phinney 1862–1946 m. Emma Levesta 1873–1945
      1. 1. Sarah (Evelyn) Phinney 1890–
        1. 1. Donald (M.) Phinney 1909–1984 m. Bernice Ramey 1920–2007
      2. 2. Harry (Doane) Phinney 1891– m. Gladys (Alberta) Bowlby 1900–
  3. 3. Susan Phinney 1802–1884 m. Solomon Foster 1798–1862
    1. 1. Ann Foster 1822–1898
  4. 4. Martha Phinney 1804–1826
  5. 5. Mary (Ann) Phinney 1806–1883
  6. 6. Zaccheus Phinney 1808–1883
  7. 7. Eleanor Phinney 1812–1891 m. Thomas Moody 1808–1855
  8. 8. Hannah (M.) Phinney 1819–1883
  9. 9. Lois Phinney 1815–1896
  10. 10. Zeruah Phinney 1817–1848
  11. 11. Elijah Phinney 1819–1895
  12. 12. Sarah Phinney 1824–1894

James Phinney's Timeline

2 Records

1779
17 Mar 1779
Birth of James Phinney in Belleisle, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Belleisle, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
1854
1854
Age 75
Death of James Phinney in Phinneys Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
Phinneys Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1779
    Event Place: Belleisle, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Phinneys Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Age:
    74-75
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