When Matthew George Dow Phillips was born on 23 May 1816, in Southampton, York, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, Captain David Phillips, was 25 and his mother, Hannah Elizabeth Dow, was 22. He married Elizabeth Phillips on 15 October 1836, in Southampton, York, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Canterbury, York, New Brunswick, Canada in 1861 and Mile End, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1881. In 1880, at the age of 64, his occupation is listed as 1880 lumberman. He died on 23 September 1893, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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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 ).
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Possible Related NamesMatthew George Dow Phillips Son of David Phillips and Hannah Dow, was born in British, North America, Province of New Brunswick in the parish of Southampton and county of York on the 23rd day …
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