Sally Phelps b. 31 Jul 1785 Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA d. 17 Feb 1879

1785 - 1879 (93 years)

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Name Sally Phelps [1, 2]

Born 31 Jul 1785 Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA [1, 2]

Gender Female

Reference Number 6186

Residence 1810 Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA [3]

Residence 1840 Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA [4]

Residence 1860 Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA [2]

Residence 1870 Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA [1]

Died 17 Feb 1879

date from gravestone

Buried Aft 17 Feb 1879 St Charles, Saginaw, Michigan, USA

St Charles Cemetery

Siblings 8 Siblings

+	1. Sally Phelps, b. 31 Jul 1785, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA , d. 17 Feb 1879 (Age 93 years) ▻ David Irish, m. 1805
	2. Grace Phelps, b. 1786, d. Iowa, USA ▻ Samuel Delavergne
+	3. Norman Phelps, Jr, b. 9 Nov 1787, Vermont, USA , d. 19 May 1871, Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA (Age 83 years) ▻ Minerva Burdick, m. Abt 1842 ; Thankful Chase, m. 1809 ; Hannah Chase, m. 1810
+	4. Amasa Phelps, b. 1790, d. Wisconsin, USA ▻ Electa Harris, m. 1821 ; Lydia Edwards
+	5. Alpheus Phelps, b. 5 Apr 1795, Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA , d. 13 Jun 1860, Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA (Age 65 years) ▻ Martella Jenkins
+	6. John Phelps, b. 11 Mar 1800, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA , d. 9 Apr 1892, East Lake George, Warren, New York, USA (Age 92 years) ▻ Francis Bentley
+	7. Samuel Henry Phelps, b. 1802, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA , d. 7 Feb 1864, Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA (Age 62 years) ▻ Rebecca Maxfield
+	8. Mary Phelps, b. 11 Mar 1805, Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA , d. 5 Feb 1855, Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA (Age 49 years) ▻ Asa W Brayton
+	9. Benjamin Phelps, b. 26 Mar 1809, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA , d. 29 Jul 1869, Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA (Age 60 years) ▻ Angelina Orton

Person ID I6186 FelsingFam

Last Modified 16 Feb 2024

Father	Norman Phelps, b. 8 Nov 1763, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA , d. 18 Sep 1840, Ortonville, Oakland, Michigan, USA (Age 76 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Sarah Cole, b. 4 Feb 1765, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. 11 Sep 1840, Ortonville, Oakland, Michigan, USA (Age 75 years)
Relationship	natural
Married	23 Nov 1784	Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA [5]
Family ID	F1684	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family David Irish, b. 23 Jan 1783, Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA , d. 8 Jan 1855, Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA (Age 71 years)

Married 1805 Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA [6]

Divorced 15 Nov 1847 Oakland, Michigan, USA [6]

Children

	1. Quintuplet B Irish, b. 2 Mar 1805, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA , d. 2 Mar 1805, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA (Age 0 years) [natural]
	2. Quintuplet C Irish, b. 2 Mar 1805, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA , d. 2 Mar 1805, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA (Age 0 years) [natural]
	3. Quintuplet D Irish, b. 2 Mar 1805, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA , d. 2 Mar 1805, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA (Age 0 years) [natural]
	4. Quintuplet E Irish, b. 2 Mar 1805, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA , d. 2 Mar 1805, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA (Age 0 years) [natural]
	5. Quintuplet A Irish, b. 2 Mar 1805, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA , d. 2 Mar 1805, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA (Age 0 years) [natural]
+	6. Norman Irish, b. 16 Jan 1806, d. 25 Jun 1846, Ortonville, Oakland, Michigan, USA (Age 40 years) [natural]
+	7. Sarah Irish, b. 5 May 1809, d. 8 May 1863 (Age 54 years) [natural]
+	8. Polly Malinda Irish, b. 1812, d. Between 1870 and 1880 (Age 58 years) [natural]
+	9. Liberty B Irish, b. 1813, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA , d. 16 Sep 1899, Oakland, Michigan, USA (Age 86 years) [natural]
+	10. Percy Amanda Irish, b. 20 Aug 1814, New York, USA , d. 18 Jul 1901, Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, USA (Age 86 years) [natural]
	11. Susan B Irish, b. 1817, d. 18 Feb 1833, New York, USA (Age 16 years) [natural]
+	12. Manley Irish, b. Jun 1819, New York, USA , d. 21 Sep 1903, St Johns, Clinton, Michigan, USA (Age ~ 84 years) [natural]
	13. Emma Irish, b. 14 Dec 1823, d. 31 Jan 1906 (Age 82 years) [natural]
+	14. Miranda Irish, b. 11 Aug 1824, New York, USA , d. 13 Jul 1903, Brant, Saginaw, Michigan, USA (Age 78 years) [natural]
+	15. Aaron Irish, b. 1826, New York, USA [natural]

Photos

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Last Modified 16 Feb 2024

Family ID F1776 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 31 Jul 1785 - Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
	Married - 1805 - Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA
	Residence - 1810 - Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA
	Residence - 1840 - Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA
	Divorced - 15 Nov 1847 - Oakland, Michigan, USA
	Residence - 1860 - Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA
	Residence - 1870 - Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA
	Buried - Aft 17 Feb 1879 - St Charles, Saginaw, Michigan, USA

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Photos » Slide Show		1860 United States Federal Census Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Groveland, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: 244; Image: 244.
		david irish quints Hampshire Federalist Springfield, Massachusetts 3/31/1808
		1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Groveland, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: M593_694; Page: 240B; Family History Library Film: 552193
		1840 United States Federal Census Database online. Year: 1840; Census Place: Groveland, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: .
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		sally irish stone St Charles Cemetery on M-52 in Saginaw County photo courtesy of Diane Irish Ward.

Notes

from a gencircles web site:
There was an article in the The Washington Post of March 10, 1808; "The wife of David IRISH of Westfield (Now Fort Ann, Washington Co. NY.)was delivered of five children, two sons and three daughters. They were alive when born, but died in a few hours. They altogether weighed seven pounds and fiveounces." Note of this event was also made in the 1810 Census of Queensbury, Warren Co. NY.

"David Irish, with a wife and three children, was the last family listed in the 1810 census of Queenbury, Washington County, New York. At the bottom of the page, the census-taker wrote a footnote concerning David's wife as follows: 'This woman is 24 years old and has had 10 children, 5 of which were born at one and the same time.' This may be the first instance of quintuplets recorded in this country."
Printed in National Genealogical Society Quarterly, June 1965, Vol. 53.

Re: David Irish of Queenbury, quintuplets, 1810 Census
ECROSS (View posts)
Posted: 29 Aug 2004 2:55AM GMT
Classification: Query

The number of children caught our eye, so we looked at the family. The note is really there, and does appear to be marked for David.

The Irish families living in Queensbury in 1810 are:
Amos Irish
Andrew Irish
Benjamin Irish
David Irish
Jonathan Irish

There is an extremely well presented website for the Irish family at:
http://lthome.com/genealogy/

We copied the following information from there:
Benjamin Irish
Birth , 16 Mar 1749/50 , S. Kingston, Washington, RI
Father , Joseph Irish, b. 20 Apr 1724, S. Kingston, Washington Co., RI
Mother , Dorcas (Irish)
Group Sheet , F0918

1. Andrew Irish, b. BET 1765 AND 1784
2. David Irish, b. 23 Jan 1783
3. Amos Irish, b. 1786, Amenia, Dutchess, NY
4. Jonathan Irish, b. 27 Jul 1789, Warren or Washington Co., NY

This looks like the family.

It should be noted that though the census says that Mrs Irish had 10 kids, only 3 are living with them.

Herb Phelps (View posts)
Posted: 6 Dec 2004 10:29PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: IRISH, PHELPS
There was also another write-up regarding these births:
(There was an article in the The Washington Post of March 10, 1808; "The wife of David IRISH of
Westfield (Now Fort Ann, Washington Co. NY.)was delivered of five children, two sons and three daughters. They were alive when born , but died in a few hours. They altogether weighed seven pounds and five ounces." Note of this event was also made in the 1810 Census of Queensbury, Warren Co. NY.)
David's wife was Sally PHELPS daughter of Norman PHELPS Sr. of Fort Ann, Washington Co. NY. born July 31, 1785 in Hebron, Tolland Co. CT. They moved to Michigan in 1837 and David & Sally were divorced on November 15, 1847.
Sally died in Groveland, Oakland Co. MI on February 17, 1879

Sources

[S4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, post office Groveland, roll 694, page 240, image 280.
Record for Sally Irish

1870 United States Federal Census
Year: 1870; Census Place: Groveland, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: M593_694; Page: 240B; Family History Library Film: 552193
[S6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, post office Ortonville, roll M653_556, page 0, image 245.
Record for Benjamin Phelps

1860 United States Federal Census
Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Groveland, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: 244; Image: 244.
[S561] 1810 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online. Queensbury, Warren, New York.
David Irish

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[S360] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. , Oakland, Michigan, roll 209, page 143.
Record for D Irish

1840 United States Federal Census
Database online. Year: 1840; Census Place: Groveland, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: .
[S15] Barbour Collection, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut Vital Records.
[S321] Oakland County Divorce Records, David Irish/Sally Phelps.

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