When Oliver John Westover Jr was born on 1 October 1775, in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Oliver Westover Sr., was 35 and his mother, Jerusha Knapp, was 39. He married Elizabeth Mary Webster about 1797, in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1800 and Frankstown Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States in 1820. He died on 15 September 1855, in Frankstown Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 79.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Historical Boundaries 1787: Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
English (Kent): habitational name from Westover in Somerset and the Isle of Wight, or Westovers in Sussex. The former two are both named with Old English west + ofer ‘ridge’ or ōfer ‘bank’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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