Brief Life History of Jael D.
When Jael D. Phelps was born on 19 January 1793, in Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Judah Phelps, was 42 and her mother, Abigail Bishop, was 34. She married Ansel Morse on 16 August 1814. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Williamsfield, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States for about 30 years. She died on 17 September 1881, in Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 88.
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- Jael Morse in household of Ansel Morse, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jael Phelps, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Jael Phelps in entry for Sallie Underwood, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1811
ASHTABULA COUNTY - This county was formed 7 June 1807, and was taken from Trumbull and Geauga [Counties], and the date of its organization was 22 January 1811. It derived its name from Ashtabula River, which signifies in Indian dialect, "Fish River."
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English (southwestern): variant of Phillips .
History: The brothers George and William Phelps emigrated from Gloucestershire, England, to Dorchester, MA, c. 1630. Five years later they moved to Windsor, CT. George's sixth-generation descendant, Anson Greene Phelps (1781–1853), rose from being a penniless orphan to the status of a major industrialist and a prominent CT philanthropist.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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