Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Means was born in September 1758, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Means, was 34 and his mother, Rachel V. Kelso, was 31. He married Rachel Means after 1783, in Fairforest Creek Settlement, Union, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in June 1815, in Union, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 56.
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- Joseph Means in the 1800 United States Federal Census
- Joseph Means in the South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Meen, with post-medieval excrescent -s. See Mean .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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