Brief Life History of Phebe
When Phebe Hopkins was born on 17 May 1759, in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Capt. Constant Hopkins, was 38 and her mother, Phebe Paine, was 34. She married Elijah Davis on 5 April 1780, in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 17 April 1853, in Bridgton, Cumberland, Maine, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Bridgton, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
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- Phebe Whitney in entry for Mary Whitney Barnard, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
- Phebe in entry for Alice Whitney, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Phebe Davis in entry for Asa Whitney, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
Spouse and Children
1754–1806 Male
1759–1853 Female
Children (6)
1786–1812 Female
1788– Female
1790–1865 Female
1792–1878 Male
1794–1857 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1720–1800 Male
1724–1798 Female
Siblings (9)
1747–1817 Male
1749–1822 Male
1753–1791 Male
1755– Male
1759–1853 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1764
Age 5
1776
Age 17
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 27
Name Meaning
English and Welsh (Glamorgan): variant of Hopkin with genitival or excrescent -s. In Ireland, where the name is also frequent, it is sometimes Gaelicized as Mac Oibicín.
History: Stephen Hopkins (c. 1580–1644) was a pilgrim on the Mayflower in 1620 and one of the founders of Plymouth Colony. At his death he left seven children and eighteen grandchildren.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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