Brief Life History of John Preston
When John Preston Phillips was born in 1804, in Laurel, Kentucky, United States, his father, Aaron Phillips, was 26 and his mother, Mary Metcalf, was 18. He married Emily Jane Farris on 20 November 1827, in Laurel, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Magisterial District 1, Laurel, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died before 1900, in Kentucky, United States.
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- John Phillips, "United States Census, 1830"
- John Pheleps, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- John Phillips in entry for Mary E. Young, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
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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