Charles Phelps (1781 - 1854)

Born 13 Sep 1781 in Marlboro, Windham, Republic of Vermont

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza (Houghton) Phelps — married 21 Jul 1814 in Windham County, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Nov 1854 at age 73 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Biography

Charles, son of Timothy Phelps of Marlboro VT was admitted to the bar of Windham County Court in 1807, immediately after which he took up residence and established a law office in Townshend VT. He married Eliza, a daughter of James and Mary Hall Houghton, of Guilford, July 21, 1814, and had six children. In 1841, his daughter, Fannie, married Alphonso Taft and moved with him to Cincinnati OH. Highly esteemed, having rendered many years of outstanding service to Vermont and Windham County, Charles and Eliza also moved to Cincinnati.^[1] They reportedly moved to Cincinnati in 1845, yet the 1850 Census, lists Charles and Eliza as residing in the Townshend VT household of their son James.^[2] Charles died in 1854.

Burial

Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA^[3]

Name

Name: Charles /PHELPS/^[4]

Birth

Sept 13, 1781 ^[5]

Birth:

Date: ABT. 1805

Place: est of West Townsend, VT^[6]

Reference or Indent Number

Reference or Indent Number:

Place: CBA-aeB-E-1F^[7]

Marriage

Husband: Charles Phelps

Wife: Eliza Houghton

Child: Lucy Jane Phelps

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: ABT. 1825^[8]

Children

Charles Phelps 1815-1875

James Houghton Phelps 1817-1893

Eliza Phelps 1819-1884

Fanny Phelps Taft 1823-1852

Mary Austin Phelps 1826-1830

Lucy Jane Phelps Atwater 1828-1897

Sources

1. ↑ James H. Phelps, Collections Relating to the History and Inhabitants of the Town of Townshend, Vermont (Brattleboro, Selleck & Davis, 1877), pp. 174-176 [1].
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFDZ-HMR : 30 December 2015)
3. ↑ FindAGrave Memorial #79014441 [2]
4. ↑ Source: #S125551 Data: Text: Date of Import: Aug 28, 2011
5. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records 1720-1908" —See Image 3, Town of Marlboro VT, birth record.
6. ↑ Source: #S125551 Data: Text: Date of Import: Aug 28, 2011
7. ↑ Source: #S125551 Data: Text: Date of Import: Aug 28, 2011
8. ↑ Source: #S125551 Data: Text: Date of Import: Aug 28, 2011