Charles Hunter Phelps 
Charles Hunter was born on January 25th, 1836 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, NY.1 Charles Hunter's father was Elijah Beardsley Phelps and his mother was Jane Wright. His paternal grandparents were William Rathburn Phelps and Tamar Canfield. He had seven brothers and six sisters, named William Rathburn, Robert W., George, Chauncey, James, John W., Silas S., Sarah, Anna Eliza, Amanda, Tamar Ann, Caroline and Mary Elizabeth. He was the sixth oldest of the fourteen children. He died at the age of 71 on February 19th, 1907 in Augusta, Hancock County, Illinois.1 General Notes
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[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 27, Ed. 1, Tree #2233, Date of Import: Jan 2, 2000]
Charles Phelps, son of Elijah Beardsley Phelps and Jane Wright, was born in Fishkill, N.Y. Jan 25, 1836. However, Oliver Seymore Phelps said that these children were born in New Milford, CT but, old family records show they were born in NY. After his father's death in 1855, Charles' brother, William Rathburn Phelps sent for his mother and five of his brothers and sisters, including Charles, and they came to Illinois in the spring of 1857. At this time Charles was 21 years old.
On Feb 3, 1859 Charles H. Phelps married Nancy Scott, only daughter of William and Elizabeth Scott. Nancy Scott was born Feb 16, 1840 in Carroll County, Ohio and came withher parents to Illinois at 2 years of age.
Charles Phelps was a farmer, veterinarian, owner of a thrashing machine and was assisted in his work by his sons.
A Brother's Bouquet
by Oliver Seymore Phelps 1870
The Phelpses were of those sterling New Englanders
self-made and solid men, wuequaled and unexcelled
for purity and piety, for indistry and energy, for
integrity and honesty, for business and activity,
for charity and benevolence, for temperance and
tryth; not supposing that gain (or gold) was
godliness, as some do now, in the age of gold and not Golden Age.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.4 FEB 1668/69 in Windsor, Hartford, CT d.1733 in Windsor, Connecticut
- b.16 MAR 1701/02 in Windsor, Connecticut d.1776
- b.07 Dec 1699 in prob. Windsor, CT. d.24 Apr 1705 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut
- b.WFT Est. 1721-1747 in Windsor, Connecticut d.20 Apr 1816 in New Milford, Connecticut
- b.WFT Est. 1698-1718 d.WFT Est. 1721-1792
- b.29 May 1769 in New Milford, Connecticut d.WFT Est. 1809-1860
- b.WFT Est. 1672-1699 d.07 Sep 1790 in Suffield, Connecticut
- b.WFT Est. 1695-1724 d.WFT Est. 1747-1787
- b.WFT Est. 1662-1701 d.WFT Est. 1695-1756 in Suffield, Connecticut
- b.1746 in New Milford, Connecticut d.25 Aug 1840 in New Milford, Connecticut
- b.21 Jul 1799 in New Milford, Connecticut d.20 Mar 1855
- b.WFT Est. 1754-1780 d.WFT Est. 1807-1849
- b.25 Jan 1836 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, NY d.19 Feb 1907 in Augusta, Hancock County, Illinois
- b.30 Apr 1809 in Fishkill, New York d.01 Jan 1866
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