Brief Life History of William
When William Sharp was born on 23 February 1705, in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States, his father, William Sharpe, was 30 and his mother, Abigail White, was 29. He married Judeth Nolton on 3 March 1753, in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. He died on 2 May 1783, in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 78.
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- William Sharp, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
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.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English sharp(e) ‘sharp, quick, smart, acute, keen-witted’ (Old English scearp).
Irish: when not the English or Scots name in 1 above, an Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Géaráin ‘descendant of Géarán’, a personal name based on a diminutive of géar ‘sharp’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Scharf ‘sharp-cutting’ or of any of several other European names with similar meaning.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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