Phebe Beckwith Barber
Phebe Beckwith Barber (Barbour) (abt. 1804-1879) was born about 1804 in Connecticut. She was a distant cousin of Wilford Woodruff. She married Samuel Thompson Barber on 25 May 1825 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and they had six children. She died 19 Feb. 1879 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. Her proxy temple ordinance work was performed by Wilford Woodruff’s family members on 1 Jun. 1870.
Phebe Beckwith (M2JC-3JQ), “Family Tree,” database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org, accessed 1 Jan. 2024). Phebe Beckwith Barber, <i>Wilford Woodruff Papers</i> (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/phebe-beckwith-barber, accessed 1 Jan. 2024). 1860 U.S. Census, Canton, Hartford Co., Connecticut, p. 515 (back), Samuel Barber; <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org, accessed 1 Jan. 2024). "Birth, marriage, and death records of Farmington, 1643-1850," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org, accessed 1 Jan. 2024); Samuel Barber and Phebe Beckwith, marriage, 25 May 1825, Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, p. 4; citing Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, Town Clerk, image 357/364; DGS 7730387. The Border Cities Star, “Detroit Fine Old Man Dies” (Windsor, Ontario), 29 Mar. 1934, vol. 32, no. 25, p. 2; database with images, <i>Newspapers.com</i> (https://newspapers.com, accessed 2 Jan. 2024). "Probate records, 1841-1916," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org, accessed 2 Jan. 2024); Samuel Barber, will, 26 Jul. 1858, Canton, Hartford Co., Connecticut, p. 292; citing Canton, Hartford Co., Connecticut, Probate Court, image 157/937; DGS 7629956. "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org, accessed 2 Jan. 2024); Phoebe Barber, 19 Feb. 1879, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, p. 179; citing Michigan, Secretary of State, “Death records, 1867-1897,” image 1414/1531; DGS 4207950. Compiled sources point towards two sets of parents: Harvey Beckwith married to Sarah Fuller, and John Beckwith married to Roxalinda Pettibone. Neither relationship could be confirmed with original records.