Brief Life History of Ebenezer
When Ebenezer Phillips was born in 1812, in Massachusetts, United States, his father, David Phillips, was 46 and his mother, Anna Goodwin, was 42. He married Catherine Loudin on 29 March 1830, in Lewis, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Lewis, Virginia, United States in 1850. He died on 19 October 1890, in French Creek, French Creek, Upshur, Virginia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Upshur, West Virginia, United States.
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- Ebon Phillips, "United States Census, 1880"
- Ebenezer Phillips, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Ebenezer Phillips, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English, Dutch, North German, and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Philip . In North America, this surname has also absorbed cognates from other languages (see Philips ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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