Brief Life History of Phebe Narcissia
When Phebe Narcissia Odell was born on 4 July 1822, in Hartland, Niagara, New York, United States, her father, Jacob O'Dell Jr, was 36 and her mother, Rebecca Vaughn, was 34. She married William Brown on 20 January 1838, in Hartland, Niagara, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1847 and lived in Davis, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 29 February 1852, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Phoebe A Brown in household of William Brown, "United States Census, 1850"
- Phebe Narcissa Odell Brown, "Find A Grave Index"
- Phoebe Odell in entry for Rachael Brown Foreman, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Odell, a place in Bedfordshire, which derives from Old English wād ‘woad’ (a plant collected for the blue dye that could be obtained from it) + hyll ‘hill’. The spelling O'Dell is not Irish, but a creation by folk etymology, found first among English migrants to Limerick. Compare Waddell . — Note: The population figure published by the US Census Bureau does not distinguish between the surnames O'Dell and Odell .
Altered form of Swedish Odell , as if of Irish origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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