Phebe Ogden

Brief Life History of Phebe

When Phebe Ogden was born on 7 December 1794, in Cayuga, New York, United States, her father, Ezekiel Ogden, was 22 and her mother, Abigail Brant, was 19. She married William Ross in January 1810, in Cayuga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 10 June 1872, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Chase
1791–1861
Phebe Ogden
1794–1872
Marriage: 18 August 1818
Clarissa Ross
1814–1857
Sylvia Chase
1819–1865
Desdemona Chase
1821–1887
Maria Chase
1825–1838
Rhoda Ogden Chase
1830–1920
George Ogden Chase
1832–1896
Harriett Louisa Chase
1834–1907

Sources (89)

  • Phebe Chase in household of Isaac Chase, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Phoebe Ogden and William Ross, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560
  • Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

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World Events (8)

1799

Historical Boundaries 1799: Cayuga, New York, United States

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

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.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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 (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from two hamlets named Ogden in Rochdale and Oldham parishes (Lancashire). The placename derives from Old English āc + denu ‘oak valley’.

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

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THE STORY OF THE OLD MILL AND HOW LIBERTY PARK CAME TO BE The information for this article was furnished by Mrs. Rhoda Chase Hinman just prior to her death, January 28, 1920, at the age of 89 years, …

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