Brief Life History of Jabez
When Jabez Phelps was born on 22 August 1785, in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, David Phelps, was 32 and his mother, Abigail Pease, was 25. He married Mary Allen on 21 December 1821, in East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States in 1850. He died on 16 June 1857, in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Jabes Phelps, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jabez Phelps, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Jabez Phelps, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
Spouse and Children
1785–1857 Male
1799–1890 Female
Children (1)
1843–1843 Male
Parents and Siblings
1753–1834 Male
1760–1837 Female
Siblings (12)
1781–1854 Male
1783–1869 Male
1785–1857 Male
1788–1870 Male
1791–1799 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 1
1788 · Connecticut Becomes the 5th State
Age 3
1804
Age 19
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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