Brief Life History of William James
When William James Phillips was born on 25 January 1819, in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Phillips Jr., was 18 and his mother, Frances Wallis, was 18. He married Sarah Ann Corney on 1 September 1839, in Northwood, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1860 and Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1860. He died on 18 January 1906, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- William Phillips, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
- William J. Phillips, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English, Dutch, North German, and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Philip . In North America, this surname has also absorbed cognates from other languages (see Philips ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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William James Phillips Birth: 25 Jan 1819 Death: 18 Jan 1906 William James was born 25 Jan 1819 in Lymington, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. He was the first of three children born to Jame …
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