Brief Life History of Phebe
When Phebe Scull was born on 11 July 1827, in Atlantic, New Jersey, United States, her father, John R. Scull Jr., was 41 and her mother, Sarah Somers, was 37. She married Jesse Lake on 31 October 1846, in New Jersey, United States. She lived in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States for about 30 years. She died on 9 May 1905, in Atlantic, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Salem, New Jersey, United States.
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- Phebe Lake in household of Jesse S Lake, "United States Census, 1850"
- Phebe Scull, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- Phebe Lake in household of Jesse S Lake, "United States Census, 1870"
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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.
1837
Historical Boundaries 1693: New Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1710: Gloucester, new Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Gloucester, New Jersey, United States 1837: Atlantic, New Jersey, United States
1861
No Civil War battles took place within the state boundaries of New Jersey, but its citizens participated extensively in the war. Volunteers that were turned away ended up serving in the militias of nearby states like Pennsylvania and New York. Whenever President Lincoln requested more troops, New Jersey responded quickly. In total, the state contributed over 88,000 soldiers (6,000 of which died).
Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire and Wiltshire): nickname for a bald-headed man or someone of cadaverous appearance, from Middle English scul(le), scol(le), skul(le) ‘skull’.
History: Nicholas Scull emigrated from Bristol, England, to Philadelphia, PA with his brother John in 1685. He founded a wealthy Quaker family whose descendants have been prominent in western PA, in law, newspaper publication, and banking.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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