Phineas Stearns Davis
Phineas Stearns Davis (1818-1864) was born 23 Jun. 1818 in Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts. He was the son of Robert Sharp Davis and Lucy Stearns. He married Elizabeth S. Lambert on 26 Apr. 1847 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. He hosted Wilford Woodruff overnight on 18 Mar. 1846 in Boston. He died 11 Jul. 1864 in Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia.
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