Henry Loss

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Loss was born on 9 June 1786, in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, John Loss, was 38 and his mother, Abigail Stephens, was 37. He died on 26 September 1794, at the age of 8.

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Family Time Line

John Loss
1748–1848
Abigail Stephens
1750–
Samuel Loss
1770–1851
Hannah Loss
1772–1850
Daniel Loss
1775–1788
Moses Loss
1777–1853
Joseph Loss
1780–
Benjamin Loss
1784–1846
Henry Loss
1786–1794

Sources (4)

  • Henry Loas, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Henry Loss - Individual or family possessions: death:
  • Henry Loas, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

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World Events (3)

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

1788 · Connecticut Becomes the 5th State

Connecticut became a state on January 9, 1788. In 1650, before it was a state, the boundary of Connecticut ran north from the westside of Greenwich Bay and the coast of the Pacific Ocean. During the 1600s, Westmoreland County was in Connecticut when the boundaries were changed Westmoreland County went to Pennsylvania.

Name Meaning

North German: topographic name from los ‘marsh’, or a habitational name from any of the places called with this word, such as Losse and Lossa.

German: from a pet form of the personal name Ludwig .

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

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