When William Billings was born about 1743, in Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, Richard Billings, was 38 and his mother, Abigail Woodman, was 30. He married Phebe Borden on 3 May 1767, in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. In 1800, at the age of 58, his occupation is listed as cooper in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. He died on 17 March 1828, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
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The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.
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English (Midlands): variant of Billing , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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