When Mary Polly Phipps was born on 12 June 1794, in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Phipps Sr, was 28 and her mother, Catherine Haney, was 22. She married Levi Wallace Williams on 11 April 1811. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 2 May 1883, in Scrubgrass Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Scrubgrass Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1800: Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
English: from a shortened form of the Middle English personal name Philip , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
History: The Phipps family, which holds the titles of marquess of Normandy and earl of Mulgrave, are descended from Constantine Phipps (1656–1723), who was lord chancellor of Ireland. A cousin with a different background, Sir William Phip(p)s (1651–95), was born in ME, where his parents had emigrated. Originally a ship's carpenter, he rose to become royal governor of MA.
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