Brief Life History of George Gardner
When George Gardner Phillips was born on 20 March 1809, in Petersburgh, Rensselaer, New York, United States, his father, Samuel Phillips, was 32 and his mother, Betsey Allen, was 36. He married Sally Ann Scriven on 10 January 1828, in Petersburgh, Rensselaer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Chautauqua, Chautauqua, New York, United States for about 5 years and Stockton, Stockton, Chautauqua, New York, United States in 1870. He died on 19 March 1887, in Stockton, Chautauqua, New York, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Stockton, Chautauqua, New York, United States.
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- Gardner Philips, "United States Census, 1840"
- George G Phillips, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Genealogical and family history of Northern New York, Phillips Family
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1817
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
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 ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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