Researching William Phelps
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2974 people with the Phelps surname? In that year Phelps was ranked number 1355 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Phelps on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Phelps and the Phelps Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 4398 people with the Phelps surname in the UK? Phelps is now ranked number 1333 for popularity in the UK. |
Phelps Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 69880 people with the Phelps surname in the USA? Phelps is ranked number 134 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called William Phelps
William Wallace Phelps
William Wallace Phelps (June 1, 1826 – August 3, 1873) was a Representative from Minnesota. He was born in Oakland County, Michigan, on June 1, 1826. He attended the country schools and graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1846 where he was a founding member of the Chi Psi fraternity there. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848 and began a practice. (Register of the United States land office at Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota)
Upon the admission of Minnesota as a State into the Union, he was elected as a Democrat to the 35th congress, and served from May 11, 1858, to March 3, 1859. After leaving congress, he resumed the practice of his profession in Red Wing, Minnesota. William Wallace Phelps died in Spring Lake, Ottawa County, Michigan, on August 3, 1873. His interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing, Minnesota.
Source: William Wallace Phelps, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWilliam Phelps (colonist)
William Phelps, (July 14, 1672) was a Puritan who emigrated from Crewkerne, England in 1630, one of the founders of both Dorchester, Boston Massachusetts and Windsor, Connecticut, and one of eight selected to lead the first democratic town government in the American colonies in 1637. He was foreman of the first grand jury in New England, served most of his life in early colonial government, and according to noted historian Henry Reed Stiles, Phelps "was one of the most prominent and highly respected men in the colony."
Source: William Phelps (colonist), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Phelps
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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