Phineas Doane Pelton

Brief Life History of Phineas Doane

When Phineas Doane Pelton was born on 27 March 1810, in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, Josiah Pelton, was 39 and his mother, Eunice Doane, was 39. He married Harriet Burr on 26 June 1832. He lived in Burke, Dane, Wisconsin, United States in 1860. He died in Lagrange, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Phineas Doane Pelton
1810–
Tryphena Holmes
1815–1843
Marriage: 10 August 1842
Wilbur Fisk Pelton
1843–1864

Sources (4)

  • Phineas D Pelton, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Phineas D. Pelton, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
  • Phinehas D Pelton in entry for Harriet Burr, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

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World Events (8)

1812

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

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

1842

Historical Boundaries: 1842: Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Pelton, a place in County Durham,named from an unattested Old English personal name Pēola +tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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