Brief Life History of Benedict Arnold
When Benedict Arnold Law was born on 12 December 1740, in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, Jonathan Law, was 35 and his mother, Eunice Andrew, was 20. He married Sarah Bryan on 4 January 1770, in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 19 November 1819, in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Orange Center Cemetery, Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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- Benedict Law, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Benedict Law in entry for Sarah Bryan, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Benedict Arnold Law, "Find A Grave Index"
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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
Scottish and northern English: from a Middle English personal name Law(e), a short form of Lawrence .
Scottish and northern English: topographic name for someone who lived near a hill, northern Middle English law (from Old English hlāw, which generally became low in the south and law in the north). Compare Lowe and Lew .
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 羅, based on its Cantonese pronunciation, see Luo 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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