Jared Phelps Jr.

Male24 January 1789–27 August 1869

Brief Life History of Jared

When Jared Phelps Jr. was born on 24 January 1789, in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, his father, Jared Phelps, was 28 and his mother, Rowena Fuller, was 23. He married Elizabeth Hackett on 1 July 1814. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Smithfield Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. He died on 27 August 1869, in East Smithfield, Smithfield Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in East Smithfield, Smithfield Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jared Phelps Jr.
1789–1869
Elizabeth Hackett
1795–1836
Marriage: 1 July 1814
Darius Bullock Phelps
1816–1888
Asa Hackett Phelps
1817–1897
Harmon Austin Phelps
1819–1897
Eliza Phelps
1821–1869
Rowena Phelps
1823–1900
Dudley Guilford Phelps
1825–1909
Jared Phelps
1827–
Jacob Emerson Phelps
1829–1893
Mary Phelps
1831–1905

Sources (9)

  • Jared Phelps, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Jame Phelps, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Jared Phelps in entry for Eliza Hackett, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 July 1814
  • Children (9)

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    Siblings (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1791

    Age 2

    Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

    1791 · Whiskey Rebellion Occurs

    Age 2

    The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest against taxes on whiskey by farmers and distillers. People were tarred and feathered. They attacked Bower Hill and headed towards Pittsburgh. The militia was sent in to try and stop it. It finally ended with a repeal of the tax.

    1812

    Age 23

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

    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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