Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Sanderson 2nd was born on 23 October 1768, in Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont, United States, his father, James Sanderson, was 22 and his mother, Sarah Powers, was 21. He married Polly Shaw on 15 September 1793, in Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died on 29 March 1846, in his hometown, at the age of 77, and was buried in Smith Cemetery, Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont, United States.
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- Benjamin Sanderson, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Benjamin Sanderson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Benj Sanderson, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Sander (a short form of Alexander ) + -son. Compare Sandison .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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