Joyce Franklin
1749–Female (Age NaN)
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
The Life of Joyce
Joyce Franklin was born in 1749, in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. She married Ahimaaz Spencer, Jr. on 28 July 1782, in Charlotte Court House, Charlotte, Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Ahimaaz Spencer, Jr.
1751–1787
Joyce Franklin
1749–
Spouse and Children
1751–1787Male
1749–Female
World Events (3)
1776
Age 27
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 27
"""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 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
Age 32
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
Name Meaning
1 English: status name from Middle English frankelin ‘franklin’, a technical term of the feudal system, from Anglo-Norman French franc ‘free’ ( see Frank 2) + the Germanic suffix -ling. The status of the franklin varied somewhat according to time and place in medieval England; in general, he was a free man and a holder of fairly extensive areas of land, a gentleman ranked above the main body of minor freeholders but below a knight or a member of the nobility.2 The surname is also borne by Jews, in which case it represents an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.3 In modern times, this has been used to Americanize François, the French form of Francis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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- Joycy Franklin, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
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