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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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
1789–1869 Male
1795–1836 Female
Children (9)
1816–1888 Male
1817–1897 Male
1819–1897 Male
1821–1869 Female
1823–1900 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1760–1827 Male
1765–1842 Female
Siblings (11)
1785–1785 Female
1785– Male
1787–1862 Female
1789–1869 Male
1790–1876 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1791
Age 2
1791 · Whiskey Rebellion Occurs
Age 2
1812
Age 23
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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