Descendants of Capt. Arthur Fenner

Daniel Fenner

[b 19 Aug. 1825 at Ripley, NY; d 14 Dec. 1906 at Henrietta, NY] On 27 Mar. 1845, Daniel Fenner, a carpenter, m Lucinda H. Worden [b 24 Dec. 1824; d 10 Feb. 1907]. In the 1955 NY census, they were living in Mendon, Monroe Co., NY. According to his Civil War registration, Daniel was living in Genesee, NY in June 1863, a farmer. By 1865, they were in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY, and by 1875 they had settled in Henrietta, Monroe Co., NY. “Locomotor Ataxia” was listed on Daniel’s death certificate.

  1. Cornelia Emmeretta [b 22 July 1846] m Henry B. Chapman on 3 Oct. 1867.

  2. Irvin Roswell [b 8 Sept. 1847; d 11 Apr. 1938] married twice.

  3. Harry Benham [b 24 Sept. 1857; d 24 Oct. 1937] married twice.

Daniel Fenner & Charles Flansberg

Daniel Fenner home, corner of W. Henrietta Rd. & Brooks Rd., Henrietta, NY.

Lucinda Fenner with great-granddaughter Cornelia Flansberg, ca. 1900.

Lineage:
Arthur | Thomas | Thomas | Daniel | Thomas | William | John | Daniel

Sources:
1. Daniel’s memorial at FindaGrave, no. 194220517
2. Eva Fenner, Notes, 570–574. In a letter from Paul Arthur Fenner to Eva Fenner, 1960 or 1961, he claimed, “My great-grandfather was Daniel Fenner who was born Aug. 19th 1825. His mother was Abigail Chase, youngest daughter of Lord Chase, Lancastershire, England.”
3. Photos provided by Melanie Nelson, 21 Nov. 2020.