Phebe Kingman Pendleton

Brief Life History of Phebe Kingman

When Phebe Kingman Pendleton was born on 28 July 1797, in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Joshua Pendleton, was 31 and her mother, Deborah Handy, was 34. She married Paris Kenyon on 20 October 1821, in Triangle, Broome, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1852. She died on 3 May 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Pratt
1807–
Phebe Kingman Pendleton
1797–1868
Marriage: 16 March 1824
Deborah Oresta Pratt
1832–1841
Phebe Pratt
1833–1843

Sources (18)

  • Phoebe Pratt in household of George Plumb, "United States Census, 1850"
  • SECOND MARRIAGE: Phebe Renyon, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • DEATH: Phoebe Woodbury, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"

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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.

1802 · Brass is Discovered

In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname "The Brass City." Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin.

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: habitational name from either of two places in Lancashire (in Eccles and Whalley, respectively) called Pendleton, from the hill name Pendle + Old English tūn ‘enclosure, estate, settlement’.

History: The Pendleton family were established in Caroline County, VA, by Philip Pendleton, a schoolmaster from Norwich, England, who immigrated to North America in 1682.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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