Brief Life History of Phebe
When Phebe Tanner was born on 11 May 1775, in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Josias Tanner, was 40 and her mother, Phebe Brownell, was 25. She married John Peterson in November 1793, in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 4 May 1855, in Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in North Ridge Cemetery, North Ridge, Niagara, New York, United States.
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- Phebe Peterson in household of N B Peterson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Peterson, "Find A Grave Index"
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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World Events (8)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
Name Meaning
English (southern) and Dutch: occupational name for a tanner of skins, Middle English tanner, Middle Dutch taenre. The Middle English form derives from Old English tannere, from Late Latin tannarius, reinforced by Old French taneor, from Late Latin tannator; both Late Latin forms derive from a verb tannare, possibly from a Celtic word for the oak, whose bark was used in the process.
German: topographic name from Middle High German tan ‘woods, pine forest’ for someone who lived near such terrain.
German: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Tanne (in the Harz Mountains, Bavaria, East Prussia, Switzerland) or Tann (Hesse, Bavaria), Thann (Bavaria, Austria, Alsace), Tannen (southern Germany, Switzerland), Thannen (Bavaria).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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