Brief Life History of Philip Jacob
When Philip Jacob Webber was born on 20 October 1768, in Ninety-Six Township, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States, his father, Johann George Webber II, was 27 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Barbara Douall, was 29. He married Sarah Wisdom on 22 August 1794, in Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1794. He died on 19 June 1839, in Owls Head, Halifax, Nova Scotia, British Colonial America, at the age of 70.
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- Philip, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
- Philip Jacob Weber, "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001"
- Philip in entry for Philip Webber, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
On June 28, 1776, the Battle of Sullivan's Island takes place on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Since it is so close to Charelston, the battle is sometimes referred to as the First Siege of Charleston. This is the first time that the Americans had a victory against a land and sea attack by the British.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
Name Meaning
English (Devon and Somerset): occupational name for a weaver, from Middle English webber, an agent derivative of Webb .
Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Weber ‘weaver’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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