Descendants of Captain Arthur Fenner

Welcome Fenner

[b ca. 1811 in Johnston, Providence, RI; d 2 Oct. 1893] Welcome Fenner m Phoebe Waterman Harris [b 1816 in Johnston, RI; d 2 May 1905 in Johnston, RI], daughter of Christopher Harris, in 1863.

WELCOME FENNER — Mr. Fenner in his younger days followed the trade of millwright and helped build many mills in Lonsdale and Morgan. He built the first water wheel in Lonsdale. He has held several town offices and is a republican. He had a brother in the war of 1812, who was in the battle of Greenbush, and lived many years after. —History of Providence County, Rhode Island

Children of Welcome & Phoebe:

Ruth A. [b 1835 in RI]
Lucy Adeline [b ca. 1840 in RI; d 4 Dec. 1914] m 1st Lewis Cole Seamans [b 11 June 1832 in Ostego, NY; d 21 Sept. 1895 in Providence, RI], son of Luisa Cole, before 1870; m 2nd Otto Morris [b 1835; d 1865] ca. 1860.
George W. [b ca. 1845 in RI].
Mary L. [b ca. 1847 in RI].

Sources:
1. Emails from Richard Arthur Fenner, 12 Jan. 2025, 3 Mar. 2026
2. Richard M. Bayles, History of Providence County, Rhode Island, vol. 1 (NY: W.W. Preston & Co., 1891), p. 814:
https://archive.org/details/historyofprovide02bayl/page/814/