Adam Phillips

Brief Life History of Adam

When Adam Phillips was born in 1843, his father, Adam Phillips, was 33 and his mother, Mary Wurtman, was 33. He died on 31 May 1864, at the age of 21, and was buried in Turbotville, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Adam Phillips
1810–1848
Mary Wurtman
1810–1899
Samuel Phillips
1830–1869
Israel Phillips
1833–1888
John Phillips
1837–1904
Daniel Philips
1839–1917
Maria Phillips
1841–1881
Henry Phillips
1842–1920
Adam Phillips
1843–1864
Emma Phillips
1847–1919

Sources (1)

  • Adam Phillips, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (3)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

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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