When John Thomas Philipson was born in 1851, in England, United Kingdom, his father, Edward Philipson, was 23 and his mother, Mary Ann Walmsley, was 21. He married Emma Jane Horton on 31 December 1875, in Whitby Township, Ontario, Canada West, British North America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in New York, United States in 1870 and Howard, Howard, Steuben, New York, United States in 1875. He died in 1931, in Steuben, Steuben, Oneida, New York, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Howard, Howard, Steuben, New York, United States.
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Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Aharon, Tali.
English and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Philip .
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Philipsson: patronymic from the personal name Philip .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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