Descendants of George Fenner

Waterman Fenner

 

[b June 1811; d 4 Jan. 1901, Russia Twp., Herkimer, NY] Waterman Fenner m 1st Sarah A. — [b 1818; d 1883], who was buried in Cold Brook, NY, along with the children below. Waterman m 2nd Sylvia (Sanderson) Cheney. Sylvia had m 1st Eliphalet Cheney. She was the sister of Delaney Sanderson, who married Waterman’s brother, Morgan. Waterman m 3rd Olive Griffiths [b 16 Jan. 1833; d 14 Apr. 1889], on 14 May 1886. Waterman's obituary described him as a "sober, industrious man" who spent the early years of his life digging wells. 

Children by Waterman & Sarah:
1. Caroline [b ca. 1842] m Seth Worden [b ca. 1850]
2. Eliza [b ca. 1843] m Orrin Smith [b ca. 1846]
3. Infant son [b 1844; d 1844]
4. Emily [b 1846; d 1848]
5. Franklin [b 1853; d 1862]


Lineage:
George | Seth | Waterman

Notes:
1. Waterman's memorial on FindaGrave.com, no. 112045777
2. United States Census, 1850 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYN-NHC)
3. United States Census, 1860 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7C-D5B)
4. United States Census, 1870 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8N7-6NT)
5. Email from Richard Arthur Fenner, 28 Jan. 2009.
6. Some sources give Waterman's birth as 2 Mar. 1812.