Brief Life History of Oliver
When Oliver 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 9 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1800. He died on 15 September 1855, in Frankstown Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Geeseytown, Frankstown Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Oliver Westover, "United States Census, 1800"
- Oliver Westover, "Find A Grave Index"
- Oliver Westover, Jr in Find A Grave
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
Name Meaning
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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