Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Phipps was born on 1 April 1754, in Abington, Montgomery Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Joseph Phipps Sr, was 44 and her mother, Susan Brown, Phipps, Shoemaker, was 38. She married Stephen Mershon in 1775, in Abington Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 6 May 1788, in Abington Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 34.
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- Rebecca Phipps, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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