When Anna Leland Phillips was born on 25 December 1805, in Peru, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Smith Phillips, was 44 and her mother, Lydia Leland, was 35. She married Ashley Scovill on 6 May 1824. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 18 February 1895, in Albany, Albany, New York, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Albany, Albany, New York, United States.