When Bathsheba Whipple was born in 1791, in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, James Whipple, was 26 and her mother, Electa Johnson, was 24. She married Apollos Johnson on 5 September 1813, in Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Dana, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1850. She died on 14 September 1852, at the age of 61, and was buried in Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.
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Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
English: perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded diminutive of Middle English w(h)ippe ‘scourge, whip’, possibly contained in Middle English whippel-tre, a type of dogwood or cornus. For possible applications as a nickname see Whipp . Alternatively, perhaps from an unrecorded diminutive of the Middle English personal name Wippe (see Whipp ).
History: Matthew Whipple came from England to Ipswich, MA, c. 1638. His descendent William Whipple (1730–85) born in Kittery, ME, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. A John Whipple was one of the first settlers in Providence, RI.
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