Brief Life History of Priscilla Phoebe
When Priscilla Phoebe Fletcher was born on 21 March 1876, in Connecticut, United States, her father, John Fletcher, was 32 and her mother, Priscilla Phoebe Andrews, was 26. She had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with George Harry Gough. She lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920 and Bensalem Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 3 April 1957, in Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Priscilla P Gough, "United States Census, 1940"
- Priscella Fletcher, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906"
- Priscilla P Fletcher, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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World Events (8)
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for an arrowsmith, from Middle English fleccher, Old French flechier, flecher ‘fletcher’, for someone who made or sold arrows for bows. This surname has sometimes been confused with Flesher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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