Brief Life History of Phineas
When Phineas Crumb was born about 1750, in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, his father, William Crumb Jr., was 50 and his mother, Jerusha Edwards, was 33. He married Sarah Sally Ross Crumb in 1774, in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters.
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- The Crumb Genealogy: Descendans of Daniel Crumb of Westrly, R.I., pages 30-31, by Clara Crumb Fisk, 1956, Florida
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence
Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: variant of Crum .
English: variant of Croom .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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