Phebe Hedges

12 January 1794–1868 (Age 73)
Berkeley, Berkeley, Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Phebe

When Phebe Hedges was born on 12 January 1794, in Berkeley, Berkeley, Virginia, United States, her father, Joshua Hedges Jr., was 49 and her mother, Mary Vinsonhaler, was 28. She married Joseph Miller on 24 April 1823, in Pickaway, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Walnut, Pickaway, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died in 1868, in Walnut Township, Pickaway, Ohio, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Reber Hill Cemetery, Walnut Township, Pickaway, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Miller
1788–1831
Phebe Hedges
1794–1868
Marriage: 24 April 1823
John Miller
1826–
Mary Miller
1827–
Catharine Miller
1829–1881
Rhoda Miller
1832–1852

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 April 1823Pickaway, Ohio, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 6
    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
    1803
    Age 9
    Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 25
    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

    English: variant of Hedge , from the plural or, with excrescent -s.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Hedge

    Sources (6)

    • Phebe Miller, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Phoebe Miller in entry for John Miller and Malinda Mccombs, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

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