James Phelps, Twin

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James Phelps
BIRTH
11 Sep 1791
Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH
31 May 1863 (aged 71)
Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
BURIAL
West Sutton Cemetery
Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
PLOT
Original Section, top of grade, Phelps family lot
MEMORIAL ID
129990442 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 4
FLOWERS 0
Son of Henry & Lucy (Putnam) Phelps (Lucy, being the dau. of Edward & Ruth (Fuller) Putnam).

Twin brother to Simeon Phelps.

Married Mindwell Hall on Jan. 3, 1828 in Sutton, MA.

Known children:

- Anna Sophia Putnam Phelps, born on Jan. 18, 1831 in Sutton, MA; died on Nov. 26, 1847 in Sutton, MA.
- Sarah Jane Phelps, born on Nov. 30, 1832 in Sutton, married Horace Smith DeWitt ; died on Dec. 16, 1901 in Oxford, MA.
- James Albert Phelps, born on Nov. 8, 1834 in Sutton, MA; died on April 25, 1837 in Sutton, MA.
- Henry Hall Phelps, born on Jan. 15, 1837 in Sutton, MA; married; died on April 9, 1880 in Sutton, MA.
- Mindwell Amelia Phelps, born on June 26, 1840 in Sutton, MA; died on July 3, 1849 in Sutton, MA.

James invented and had patented in 1843, what is known as "Phelps Patent Rag Washer". (Source: page 188, History of Sutton, MA from 1704 to 1876; by Rev. William A. Benedict and Rev. Hiram A. Tracy (1878)).

Family Members
Parents

Henry Phelps
1752–1823

Spouse

Mindwell Hall Phelps
1798–1878

Siblings

Sarah Phelps King
1778–1810

Simeon Phelps
1791–1842

Children

Anna Sophia Putnam Phelps
1831–1847

Sarah Jane Phelps DeWitt
1832–1901

James Albert Phelps
1835–1837

Henry Hall Phelps
1837–1880

Mindwell Amelia Phelps
1840–1849