When Rufus Edson was born on 30 November 1764, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Abel Edson, was 46 and his mother, Margaret Conant, was 42. He married Molly Cole on 26 July 1783, in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Chester, Windsor, Vermont, United States for about 10 years and Italy, Ontario, New York, United States in 1820. He died on 23 June 1828, in Italy, Yates, New York, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Segar Cemetery, Prattsburgh, Steuben, New York, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
New York is the 11th state.
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.
English: variant of Edison .
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