When Phoebe Cowles was born on 26 July 1796, in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Phineas Cowles, was 34 and her mother, Catharine Stone, was 29. She married Weare Leavitt on 11 November 1825, in Grantham, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 6 April 1850, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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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.
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
English: variant of Coles .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesBirth and Marriage Phoebe was born on July 26, 1796 in Claremont, New Hampshire to Phineas and Catharine Stone Cowles. Phoebe’s father, Phineas, was not quite sixteen years of age when he enliste …
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