Descendants of Captain Arthur Fenner

Joseph J. Fenner

 

[b 23 Nov. 1781; d 3 Aug 1856] Joseph J. Fenner m Harriet Dana Manchester [b 1771; d 14 July 1839 at Providence in her 69th yr.]. The document below is from Joseph’s work as a stone cutter. According to historian Richard M. Bayles, Fenner Street in Providence was named after Joseph, as his shop was near the corner of Fenner and High.

  1. Edmund A. [b ca. 1807; d 9 Dec. 1824 in his 18th yr.].

  2. Harriet D. [b 13 July 1809; d 16 May 1856, age 46 yrs., 10 mos., 3 days].

  3. Hepza Ann [b 3 Sept. 1811; d 20 May 1856, age 44 yrs., 8 mos., 17 days].

  4. Albert [b 12 Nov. 1814; d 1 Dec. 1834].

  5. Charles O. [b ca. 1818; d 13 July 1877, age 59].

  6. Cornelia Hastings [b 19 Dec. 1825; d 4 Aug. 1826].

Bill for a gravestone inscription, 1820. Image courtesy of Tony Fenner.

Lineage:
Arthur | Thomas | Richard | Richard | Richard | Joseph

Sources:
1. Joseph’s memorial at FindAGrave.com, no. 19392153
2. Martha Benns, Notes on the Fenner Family of R.I. (1941), pp. 35, 53. In Martha’s manuscript, the name Harriet is scratched out and the name Helpsibeth (?) is given as a replacement.
3. Some birthdates of the children are calculated from their death records.
4. Richard M. Bayles, History of Providence County, Rhode Island (1891), p. 394: Archive.org