Brief Life History of James
When James Phillips was born in March 1854, in Wisconsin, United States, his father, Austin or Austenzah Phillips, was 26 and his mother, Martha "Matty" Walker Bosworth, was 22. He married Frances Jane Cooper on 10 September 1879, in Peshtigo, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Peshtigo, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States for about 20 years and Porterfield, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States for about 15 years. He died in April 1924, in Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Harmony Cemetery, Porterfield, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States.
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- James Phillips, "United States, Census, 1880"
- James Phillips, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
- James Phillips in entry for Charles Phillips and Josephine Amely, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · The First Successful Typewriter is Invented
A patent was filed on October 11, 1867, on a new direct action typewriter. The patent was filed by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule who had invented the prototype in Milwaukee.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
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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