Phebe Church

Brief Life History of Phebe

When Phebe Church was born on 20 February 1752, in Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Samuel Church, was 49 and her mother, Phebe Fuller, was 28. She had at least 6 daughters with Silvanus Morse.

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Family Time Line

Silvanus Morse
1746–1813
Phebe Church
1752–
Mary Thomas Morse
1776–1801
Abigail Morse
1778–1861
Phebe Morse
1778–1839
Melinda Morse
1780–1780
Melinda A. Morse
1781–1868
Sophia Morse
1783–1783

Sources (8)

  • Phebe Church, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Phebe Church, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • Phebe Church, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name mostly found in southern and midland England, for someone who lived near a church, or possibly an occupational name for someone who worked at a church, such as a verger or sexton, from Middle English chirche ‘church’. The word comes from Old English cyrice, ultimately from medieval Greek kyrikon, for earlier kyriakōn (dōma) ‘(house) of the Lord’, from kyrios ‘lord’. Compare Kirk .

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Kirch .

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

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