When Anna Seeley was born about 1767, in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Ezra Seeley Sr, was 22 and her mother, Mary Sherwood, was 27. She married Elijah Peet on 30 March 1787, in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 1 June 1843, in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Old Stratfield Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
English: nickname for a person with a cheerful disposition, from Middle English seli ‘happy, fortunate’ (Old English sǣlig, from sǣl ‘happiness, good fortune’). The word was also occasionally used as a female personal name during the Middle Ages. The sense ‘pitiable’, which developed into modern English silly, is not attested before the 15th century. See also Selman .
Altered form of German Seele , respelled to preserve the bisyllabic pronunciation of the German name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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