Brief Life History of William
When William Borden was born on 14 April 1760, in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Joseph Borden, was 26 and his mother, Catherine Turner, was 42. He married Elizabeth Cory on 15 February 1787, in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 22 September 1798, in his hometown, at the age of 38, and was buried in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
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- William Borden, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- William Borden, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"
- William Borden, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence
Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Name Meaning
English (Sussex): habitational name from Borden in Kent or Bordon in Hampshire. The one in Kent is perhaps derived from Old English bord ‘board, plank’ or bor ‘hill’ + denu ‘valley’ or denn ‘(swine) pasture’. Bordon in Hampshire is ‘Burdon's valley’, from the Middle English surname Burdon + Middle English dene ‘valley’ (Old English denu).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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