When Lydia Jenness was born on 6 September 1752, in Milton, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, her father, John Jenness, was 49 and her mother, Lucy Norton, was 45. She married Benjamin Scates Sr in 1773. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 16 May 1802, in Lebanon, at the age of 49.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
New Hampshire is 9th 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 (Norfolk): variant of Jeans .
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