Phebe Ann Richardson

Brief Life History of Phebe Ann

When Phebe Ann Richardson was born on 23 February 1793, in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Seth Richardson Jr., was 37 and her mother, Sarah French, was 34. She married Barnum Hodges on 19 May 1811, in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 22 July 1860, in Winslow, Kennebec, Maine, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Winslow, Kennebec, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Barnum Hodges
1790–1873
Phebe Ann Richardson
1793–1860
Marriage: 19 May 1811
Phebe Ann Hodges
1812–1902
Barnum Hodges
1813–1904
Ira Richardson Hodges
1816–1896
Edmund Lewellyn Hodges
1818–1896
William Henry Hodges
1820–1897
Susan Rosanna Hodges
1823–1851
Isaac Hodges
1826–1851
Charles Hodges
1829–1897
Olive Richardson Hodges
1832–1883
Albert Edward Hodges
1834–1901
Edwin Richardson Hodges
1835–1910

Sources (27)

  • Phebe Hodges in household of Jacob Patridge, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Phebe Richardson, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Phebe Richardson, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1799

Historical Boundaries: 1799: Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Kennebec, Maine, United States

1812

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

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Richard + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans. Compare Ritson .

Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Richardsson or Rikardsson: patronymic from the personal name Richard , Rikard.

Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Richardsen or Norwegian Rikardsen, cognates of 2 above.

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

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