Joyce Franklin

Female1749–

Brief Life History of Joyce

Joyce Franklin was born in 1749, in United States. She married Ahimaaz Spencer, Jr. on 28 July 1782, in Charlotte Court House, Charlotte, Virginia, United States.

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Ahimaaz Spencer, Jr.
1751–1787
Joyce Franklin
1749–
Marriage: 28 July 1782

Sources (2)

  • Joycy Franklin, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • Joycy Franklyn in entry for Herman Spencer, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"

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  • Marriage
    28 July 1782Charlotte Court House, Charlotte, Virginia, United States

    • 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 · The First Constitution

    Age 32

    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: status name from Middle English frankeleyn ‘freeman, freeholder, land-owner of free but not noble birth’ (Anglo-Norman French fraunclein). In general, he was a gentleman ranked above the main body of minor freeholders but below a knight or a member of the nobility.

    Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames, such as Frankel .

    History: The American statesman and scientist Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) was the son of Josiah Franklin, a chandler (dealer in soap and candles), who had emigrated c. 1682 from Ecton, Northamptonshire, to Boston, MA, where his son was born.

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

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