When William M Phelps was born on 20 October 1797, in Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States, his father, George Phelps, was 40 and his mother, Tabitha Simmons, was 32. He married Rebecca Ann Gates on 5 March 1823, in Madison, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 9 daughters. He registered for military service in 1863. He died on 26 November 1863, in Washington, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 66.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
The Cane Ridge Revival took place for six days in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. From August 6, 1801- August 12 or 13, 1801, around 20 thousand people gathered together for what was called the Second Great Awakening.
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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.
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