Oliver PHELPS

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American politician

AmericanBorn Oliver PHELPS

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th district

Born on October 21, 1749 in Poquonock, Connecticut, USA , United States

Died on February 21, 1809 in Canandaigua, New York, USA

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Phelps was born in Poquonock, Connecticut. His father died when he was 3, and his mother was left to raise their seventeen children. Phelps took a job at age 7 in a local store to help support his family. He married Mary Seymour, daughter of Zachariah and Sarah (Steele) Seymour. When he was 21 in 1770, they moved to Suffield, Connecticut, where he apprenticed to a local merchant, and in 1770 the couple moved to Granville, Massachusetts where he opened his own store. They had a son, Oliver Leicester (22 September 1775-9 October 1813), and a daughter, Mary (5 September ...   Phelps was born in Poquonock, Connecticut. His father died when he was 3, and his mother was left to raise their seventeen children. Phelps took a job at age 7 in a local store to help support his family. He married Mary Seymour, daughter of Zachariah and Sarah (Steele) Seymour. When he was 21 in 1770, they moved to Suffield, Connecticut, where he apprenticed to a local merchant, and in 1770 the couple moved to Granville, Massachusetts where he opened his own store. They had a son, Oliver Leicester (22 September 1775-9 October 1813), and a daughter, Mary (5 September 1778-11 September 1859).



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