Phoebe Whaley

Brief Life History of Phoebe

When Phoebe Whaley was born about 1791, in Connecticut, United States, her father, David Whaley, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Golder, was 29. She married Amos Smith in 1812, in Connecticut, United States. She died from 1821 to 1889.

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Family Time Line

Amos Smith
1781–
Phoebe Whaley
1791–1889
Marriage: 1812

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World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1802 · Brass is Discovered

"In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname ""The Brass City."" Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin."

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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. 

Name Meaning

English (northern): habitational name from Whalley (Lancashire) or Whaley in Bolsover (Derbyshire). The Lancashire placename may derive from Old English hwæl ‘hill’ + lēah ‘wood, woodland clearing’. The Derbyshire placename may derive from Old English wall ‘wall’, walh ‘Welshman, foreigner’ (genitive plural wala), or wælla ‘well, spring, stream’ + lēah.

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

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