He married Sarah Perkins and they had eleven children together before her death fifteen years into their married life together. He would marry a total of four times, including his first life with Sarah. The wives who followed included:
On 6 Apr 1791 when Phillips was 37, he second married Margaret McCafferty and she died on 3 Jun 1797. On 20 Feb 1798 when Phillips was 44, he third married Hannah McCafferty and she died on 14 Jan 1828. On 20 Feb 1829 when Phillips was 75, he fourth married Judith Davis and she died on 6 Oct 1844 (ten months after his death).
His four wives' remains are noted by grave markers in the Old Harrington Meeting House cemetery. He outlived each wife, having been buried alone in a roadside site, surrounded by a simple rock pile fence. it is unknown why he was not buried alongside his wives, but alone in a neglected roadside site.
He married Sarah Perkins and they had eleven children together before her death fifteen years into their married life together. He would marry a total of four times, including his first life with Sarah. The wives who followed included:
On 6 Apr 1791 when Phillips was 37, he second married Margaret McCafferty and she died on 3 Jun 1797. On 20 Feb 1798 when Phillips was 44, he third married Hannah McCafferty and she died on 14 Jan 1828. On 20 Feb 1829 when Phillips was 75, he fourth married Judith Davis and she died on 6 Oct 1844 (ten months after his death).
His four wives' remains are noted by grave markers in the Old Harrington Meeting House cemetery. He outlived each wife, having been buried alone in a roadside site, surrounded by a simple rock pile fence. it is unknown why he was not buried alongside his wives, but alone in a neglected roadside site.
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