Descendants of Capt. Arthur Fenner

Christopher Fenner

[b 3 Sep 1803 at Sterling, Windham County, CT; d 18 Mar 1867 at Scituate, Providence County, RI] Christopher Fenner m Sarah Smith [May 1804 at Rehoboth, Bristol County, MA; d 15 Aug 1889 at Pawtuxet, Kent County, RI] on 11 Apr. 1824 at Sterling, CT, daughter of Col. Clemens Smith [1776–1845] and Mary Phillips Smith [1770–1869].

  1. Infant [b/d 21 Mar. 1825 at Scituate, RI]

  2. Benjamin S. [b 1827; d 14 Dec. 1898 at Worcester, MA] m Olive Smith.

  3. Mary Eliza [b 25 June 1829; d 10 Dec. 1914 at Providence, RI] m Benjamin Waterman Greene on 1 Jan. 1849. They had two daughters.

  4. Coomer Phillips [b 21 Sept. 1832; d 15 Feb. 1879 at Scituate, RI] m Mary E. Tripp.

  5. Christopher Allen [b 26 April 1834; d 15 Dec. 1897 at Providence, RI] m Freelove Standish [b 26 Aug. 1837; d 27 Nov 1913 at North Attleboro, Bristol, MA] on 11 Oct. 1858 at Scituate, Providence, RI, daughter of Malachi and Clarissa Standish. Freelove m 2nd Frank D. Seward.

  6. John Brown [b 23 Dec. 1843; d 7 Nov. 1918 at Providence, RI] m Marcie C. Wooddell.

Lineage:
Arthur | Thomas | Richard | Jeremiah | Benjamin | Christopher

Notes:
1. Christopher’s memorial at Findagrave.com, no. 26215963
2. Email from Liz Runkle, 13 Dec. 2000.
3. Martha Benns, Notes on the Fenner Family of R.I. (1941), pp. 37, 55. Martha doesn’t show Christopher Allen.