James Eno Phelps

Brief Life History of James Eno

When James Eno Phelps was born in 1762, in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Abel Phelps, was 32 and his mother, Mary Eno, was 35. He had at least 4 sons and 4 daughters with Philetta Rice. In 1803, at the age of 41, his occupation is listed as farmer in Rutland, Rutland Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States. He died in June 1822, in Rutland Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States, at the age of 60.

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James Eno Phelps
1762–1822
Philetta Rice
1776–1816
Nancy Phelps
1794–1826
Amanda Phelps
1809–
Harlow Phelps
1797–
Dr. James Aeneas Eno Phelps
1800–1847
Melinda Phelps
1801–1834
Martha Rodella "Patty" Phelps
1801–1882
Dr. Abel Jefferson Phelps
1804–1850
Dr. John Orlando Phelps
1806–1869

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  • James Phelps in entry for Patty Preston, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
  • James Phelps in entry for Patty Preston, "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"

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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."""""""

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

Scottish and English (southwestern): variant of Phillips .

History: The brothers George and William Phelps emigrated from Gloucestershire, England, to Dorchester, MA, c. 1630. Five years later they moved to Windsor, CT. George's sixth-generation descendant, Anson Greene Phelps (1781–1853), rose from being a penniless orphan to the status of a major industrialist and a prominent CT philanthropist.

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

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