When Mahala Lyon was born in 1780, in Shelburne, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, her father, Simeon Lyon Sr., was 35 and her mother, Martha Brunson, was 31. She married Levi Harding Parish on 19 December 1816, in Naples, Ontario, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She died on 30 June 1836, in Brighton, Monroe, New York, United States, at the age of 56.
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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.
On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
Scottish, English, and French: from the personal name Middle English Lyon, Old French Leon (from Latin leo ‘lion’, or the cognate Greek leōn; see Leon ). Compare Lyall .
Scottish and English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lyons-la-Forêt in Eure, Normandy. It is unlikely to be from the better-known southern French city of Lyon (see 5 below).
English and French: nickname from Middle English lioun ‘lion’ (Old English, Latin leo), Old French leon, perhaps applied to a brave, fierce, or proud person, or one with a shaggy mane of hair. Compare Lion .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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