David Phillips was born on 10 November 1769, in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States as the son of Jeremy Jeremiah Phillips. He married Amey Smith about 1790, in Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 9 August 1847, in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.
On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island becomes the last of the original 13 colonies to become a state.
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 ).
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