Pliny Brett Handy, Capt 1840 – 1916

Etta H Handy Headstone
Etta H Handy Headstone

 

Ancestry:  Lewis Handy, Capt.;  William Handy, Capt., Rev War;  John Handy, Jr.;  John Handy;  Richard Handy;  Richard Handy

Born: October 16, 1840 in Sandwich Ma.

  • Father: Lewis Handy, Capt.; (1803 – 1883) (William Handy, Capt., Rev War & Love Swain)
  • Mother: Fanny Brett; (1810 – 1885) (Pliny Brett, Rev. & Fanny Bishop)

Died: September 5, 1916 in Fairhaven Ma. at 75 yrs, 10 mos, 19 d.

  • Buried: Riverside Cemetery in Fairhaven Ma. with his 2nd wife, Carrie B. Ellis; His name appears on his 1st wife’s headstone in Cataumet Cemetery; area D

Occupation: Master Mariner

Married (1): August 20, 1874 in Sandwich Ma. by S. W. Coggeshall

  • To: Phebe/Etta H. Ellis; (1849 – 1881) (Anson Burgess Ellis & Harriet Newell (Howes))

Children: Number of children unknown

  • 1. stillborn Handy; (June 29, 1875 – June 29, 1875); (from Sandwich Vital Records).
  • 2. “infant children” Handy; (born & died from 1875 to 1881); (taken from Cataumet Cemetery headstone).

Married (2): June 3, 1886 in Boston Ma. by D. H. Ela

  • To: Caroline/Carrie B. Ellis; (1854 – 1923) (Nathan B. Ellis & Joanna P. Bourne)

Children: Unknown