Brief Life History of Phoebe
When Phoebe Burgett was born in 1798, in Hampshire, West Virginia, United States, her father, John Frederick Burgett, was 34 and her mother, Phoebe Kent, was 34. She married William Long on 19 September 1816, in Greene, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States in 1860. She died on 19 May 1874, in Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States.
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- Phebe Long in household of William Long, "United States Census, 1860"
- Phebe Purgett, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Phebe Long, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1816
Indiana is the 19th state.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a castle or city gate, Middle English burgate, or a habitational name from a place called Burgate, from Old English burh-geat with the same meaning, examples of which are found in Hampshire, Suffolk, and Surrey.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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