Brief Life History of James
When James Cadwell was born on 26 December 1742, in Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, James Cadwell, was 45 and his mother, Sarah Merry, was 36. He married Mary Foote on 19 November 1766, in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States for about 20 years. He died on 16 December 1811, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Old Wintonbury Cemetery, Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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- James Cadwell, "United States Census, 1810"
- James Cadwell, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- James in entry for Anna Cadwell, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
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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."""
1781 · The First Constitution
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.
Name Meaning
English:
(Lancashire): variant of Caldwell .
(Cornwall and Devon): habitational name from one of two Devon places, either Cadewell (House) in Cockington or Caddywell in Great Torrington.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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