Brief Life History of Phebe
When Phebe Newberry was born on 11 June 1750, in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, James Newberry, was 30 and her mother, Naomi Cardwell, was 28. She had at least 3 sons with Bezaleel Gleason Sr.. She died in 1778, in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 28.
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- Phebe Newbery, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Legacy NFS Source: Phebe Newberry - Published information: Family genealogies: death: before 1779; Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
- Phebe Newberry, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the many places called Newbury, named with the Old English elements nēowe ‘new’ + burh ‘fortress, fortified town’ (see Newbury ).
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Le Neubourg in Eure, France.
History: Thomas Newberry emigrated from Devon, England, to Dorchester, MA, in 1634. Among his descendants were a number of very successful manufacturers and entrepreneurs, including the brothers Oliver (1789–1860) and Walter (1804–68) Newberry, whose prosperity was linked with the growth and development of Chicago.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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