Thomas Joseph Phillips

1 September 1844–1 December 1886 (Age 42)
Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Thomas Joseph

When Thomas Joseph Phillips was born on 1 September 1844, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, William Samuel Phillips, was 29 and his mother, Hannah G Henderson, was 32. He married Sarah Boden on 17 October 1870, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 1 December 1886, in Dayton, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Oneida, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Joseph Phillips
1844–1886
Sarah Boden
1850–1926
Marriage: 17 October 1870
Thomas James Phillips
1871–1937
Sarah Lottie Phillips
1872–1965
Hannah Anora Annie Phillips
1875–1967
Mary Elizabeth Phillips
1876–1951
William Boden Phillips
1878–1963
Ellen Jane Phillips
1879–1971
Martha May Phillips
1881–1964
James Phillips
1883–1966
Emily or Emma Phillips
1884–1968
Vernon Moroni Phillips
1886–1964

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 October 1870Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 2
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1850 · Coal Fields in South Wales Developed
    Age 6
    Like the iron and copper mines, the coal fields in South Wales were very important to the industrial revolution. Many of those that worked in the coal mines were part of the Merthyr uprising.
    1863
    Age 19
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Phillipps
    Philipps
    Philip
    Phelps

    Story Highlight

    History of Thomas Joseph Phillips

    Thomas was born in Parish of Merthyr, Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales, on September 1, 1844 to William Samuel Phillips and Hannah Henderson Phillips. At the time of his birth, his father and mother h …

    Sources (31)

    • Thos M Philips in household of Wm S Philips, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Thomas Phillips in entry for Martha May Atkinson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
    • Thomas Philips in household of William Philips, "England and Wales Census, 1851"

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