Brief Life History of Johnathan
When Johnathan Phelps was born on 4 April 1729, in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Samuel Phelps, was 21 and his mother, Mindwell Fowler, was 23. He married Esther Seward about 1750, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1729. He died on 23 October 1800, in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Jonathan Phelps, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Jonathan Phelps, "Find A Grave Index"
- Jonathan Phelps, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1729–1800 Male
1730–1805 Female
Children (8)
1755–1824 Male
1756–1802 Female
1758–1802 Male
1760– Male
1762–1849 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1707–1774 Male
1706–1761 Female
Siblings (11)
1729–1800 Male
1730–1808 Male
1732–1819 Female
1735–1830 Female
1736– Male
+6 More Children
World Events (4)
1776
Age 47
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 47
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 57
Name Meaning
Scottish and English (southwestern): variant of Phillips .
History: The brothers George and William Phelps emigrated from Gloucestershire, England, to Dorchester, MA, c. 1630. Five years later they moved to Windsor, CT. George's sixth-generation descendant, Anson Greene Phelps (1781–1853), rose from being a penniless orphan to the status of a major industrialist and a prominent CT philanthropist.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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