Phineas Gleason Sr

30 June 1751–
Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Phineas

When Phineas Gleason Sr was born on 30 June 1751, in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Simon Gleason, was 37 and his mother, Charity Bellows, was 29. He married Phoebe Johnson in 1787. They were the parents of at least 5 sons.

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Family Time Line

Phineas Gleason Sr
1751–
Phoebe Johnson
1757–
Marriage: 1787
Daniel Gleason
1787–1865
Solomon Gleason
1792–1868
David Gleason
1796–
Jeduthan Gleason
1798–
Phineas Gleason II
1790–1873

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1787
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1776
    Age 25
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1776 · The Declaration to the King
    Age 25
    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
    1783 · A Free America
    Age 32
    The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

    Name Meaning

    Irish (Waterford): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Glasáin, from a diminutive of glas ‘green, blue, gray’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Glasheen
    Glisan
    Gleeson

    Sources (7)

    • Phinehas Gleason, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
    • American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    • Ancestry Family Trees

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