Parker Poland

Brief Life History of Parker

When Parker Poland was born from 1765 to 1770, in Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Abner Poland, was 41 and his mother, Dorothy Burnham, was 36.

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Abner Poland
1730–1824
Dorothy Burnham
1734–1789
Abner Poland Jr
1761–1835
Hephezbah Poland
1766–1856
Rachel Poland
1768–1797
Eunice Poland
1771–1870
Anna Poland
1774–1819
Asa Poland
1762–1853
Parker Poland
1765–

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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: habitational name from a place in Hampshire called Poland, which probably derives from Old English Pōling or Pulling ‘pool place’. Alternatively, it may be a variant of any of the similar (like-sounding) English surnames, such as Pulham and Pullen , altered by folk etymology to conform to the name of the country in central Europe.

    Irish (County Offaly, also Armagh and Down): variant of Polin . Compare Polan .

    German: ethnic name from Middle High German Polan ‘Poland’ + excrescent -d, denoting an ethnic Pole or someone with Polish connections.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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