George PHELPS

Brief Life History of George

When George PHELPS was born about 1793, in Wood, Virginia, United States, his father, Hugh Phelps, was 28 and his mother, Hannah Neal, was 26.

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Hugh Phelps
1766–1823
Hannah Neal
1768–1824
James Phelps
1787–1806
George PHELPS
1793–
Priscilla Phelps
1789–1855
John P. Phelps
1791–1854
Hannah H Phelps
1792–1866
Henry Phelps
1797–
Delilah E Phelps
1799–
Jefferson Phelps
1801–1843
Hugh Henderson Phelps
1803–1874

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    World Events (3)

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    1812 · Monumental Church Built

    The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

    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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