Brief Life History of Phoebe
When Phoebe Sutton was born on 8 February 1817, in Butler, Ohio, United States, her father, David Sutton, was 42 and her mother, Letitia Gard, was 38. She married William Cooper on 17 December 1835. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Marshall, Clark, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Marshall Township, Clark, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died in 1865, in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Phebe Cooper in household of William Cooper, "United States Census, 1850"
- Phoebe Sutton in entry for George Gordon and Miriam Cooper, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Phebe Cooper in household of William Cooper, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1815–1866 Male
1817–1865 Female
Children (10)
1837–1919 Male
1840–1852 Male
1840– Male
1842–1922 Female
1845–1884 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1774–1863 Male
1778–1840 Female
Siblings (13)
1799–1865 Male
1800–1863 Female
1803–1856 Male
1805–1875 Female
1807–1866 Female
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1818
Age 1
1826
Age 9
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 13
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places called Sutton, named with Old English sūth ‘south, southern’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The English surname is also common in Ireland (Wexford, Kildare), where it has been established since the 13th century and Gaelicized as de Sutún.
Jewish (from the former Ottoman Empire, including Syria): unexplained.
English: topographic name from Middle English (bi) suthentune ‘(at the place to the) south of the village’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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