Dr. Samuel Phillips Jr.

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Dr. Samuel Phillips Jr. was born on 14 September 1784, in Frederick, Maryland, United States, his father, Samuel Phillips Sr., was 42 and his mother, Nancy Anna Sargent, was 38. He married Ann Mitchell in 1806. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, United States in 1850. He died in 1854, in Bedford City, Bedford, Virginia, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Braddock Heights, Frederick, Maryland, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dr. Samuel Phillips Jr.
1784–1854
Ann Mitchell
1788–1871
Marriage: 1806
Edward James Phillips
1807–
Ann Lucy Phillips
1809–1880
Mary Charlotte Mitchell Phillips
1810–1844
Ellen Elizabeth Phillips
1820–1870
Frances Leigh Phillips
1824–1890

Sources (6)

  • Samuel Phillips, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Samuel in entry for John W Howard, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
  • Samuel in entry for John W Howard, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

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.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

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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