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Burket Phelps

1810–before 1850 (Age 40)
Logan, Kentucky, United States

The Life of Burket

When Burket Phelps was born in 1810, in Logan, Kentucky, United States, his father, Burgess Phelps Jr., was 35 and his mother, Jane Rager, was 28. He married Margaret F. Starks on 27 September 1826, in Logan, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. He died before 1850, in Pope, Illinois, United States, at the age of 39.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Burket Phelps

1810–1850

Margaret F. Starks

1807–1890

Marriage: 27 September 1826

Burgess Phelps

1829–1914

girl Phelps

1830–

Thomas James Phelps

1832–1911

Horatio Tilman Phelps

1834–

David Lafayette Phelps

1835–1918

Laffidt Phelps

1836–

Martha Phelps

1838–

Quiller Nevel Phelps

1840–1887

George Phelps

1840–

William Phelps

1840–1920

Willis Aquilla Phelps

1841–

Spouse and Children

Burket Phelps

Male1810–1850Male

Margaret F. Starks

Female1807–1890Female

MARRIAGE
27 September 1826
Logan, Kentucky, United States

children

(11)

Burgess Phelps

Male1829–1914Male

girl Phelps

Female1830–Female

Thomas James Phelps

Male1832–1911Male

Horatio Tilman Phelps

Male1834–Male

David Lafayette Phelps

Male1835–1918Male

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Parents and Siblings

Burgess Phelps Jr.

Male1775–1814Male

Jane Rager

Female1782–1848Female

siblings

(5)

Martha Ann Phelps

Female1802–1895Female

Female1804–Female

Male1810–1850Male

Male1812–1846Male

Male1814–Male

World Events (8)

1812

Age 2

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · Kentucky Bend Created

Age 2

During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

Age 11

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

Name Meaning

Phelps

Burket

English (southwestern): patronymic from Philip .

Possible Related Names

Philip

Felps

Sources (3)

Burkett Phelps in entry for W. H. Phelps, "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999"
Burkel Phelps, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
Burket Phelps, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"

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