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William Rathburn Phelps 1830 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1830

Birth Location: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States

Death Date: 14 Feb 1914

Death Location: Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Father: Elijah Phelps

Mother: Jane Wright

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In 1830, William Rathburn Phelps entered the world in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States, born to Elijah Beardsley Phelps and Jane Wright. William Rathburn Phelps passed away in 1914 in Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1830, William Rathburn Phelps entered the world in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States, born to Elijah Beardsley Phelps and Jane Wright.
  • William Rathburn Phelps passed away in 1914 in Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois, United States.

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William Phelps's Ancestors

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William Phelps
1830 – 1914
Birth Place: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States
Parents
Elijah Beardsley Phelps
1799 – 1855
New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States of America
Jane Wright
1809 – 1866
Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, United States
Grandparents
William (Rathburn) Phelps
1769 – 1822
New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States of America
Tamar Canfield
1775 – 1840
New Milford,Litchfield,Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Abel Canfield
1752 – 1830
Rebecca Beardsley
1750 – 1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Beardsley
1712 – 1782
Sarah Welles
1715 – 1806

William Phelps's Timeline

2 Records

1830
18 Feb 1830
Birth of William Rathburn Phelps in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States
1914
14 Feb 1914
Age 84
Death of William Rathburn Phelps in Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1830
    Event Place: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois, United States

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