Brief Life History of Phebe G.
When Phebe G. Lincoln was born on 23 October 1794, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States, her father, John Lincoln Jr., was 39 and her mother, Mary Yarnall, was 34. She had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Samuel Miller. She died in November 1839, in Red Lion, Clearcreek Township, Warren, Ohio, United States, at the age of 45.
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Sources (9)
- Phoebe Lincoln in entry for Eusebia Frazee, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Phebe Lincoln, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
Spouse and Children
1794–1880 Male
1794–1839 Female
Children (3)
1822–1907 Male
1824– Female
1826–1908 Female
Parents and Siblings
1755–1835 Male
1760–1832 Female
Siblings (11)
1784–1857 Male
1785–1823 Female
1787–1789 Male
1788–1851 Male
1790–1845 Female
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 6
1803
Age 9
1808
Age 14
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from the city of Lincoln, so named from an original British name Lindo- ‘lake’ + Latin colonia ‘settlement, colony’. The place was an important administrative center during the Roman occupation of Britain and in the Middle Ages it was a center for the manufacture of cloth, including the famous ‘Lincoln green’.
African American: adoption of the surname in 1 above, in honor of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the US, who abolished slavery.
History: Abraham Lincoln (1809–65), 16th president of the US, was the son of an illiterate laborer, descended from Samuel Lincoln, who had emigrated from England to MA in 1637.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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