When Coenradina Altgelt was born in 1739, in Dutchess, New York, United States, her father, Johannes Wilhelm Altgelt, was 50 and her mother, Anna Maria Ehrenstein, was 48.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
New York is the 11th state.
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.
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