When Sarah Mitchell was born on 21 September 1776, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, her father, Thomas Mitchell, was 26 and her mother, Rachel Pollin, was 29. She married John Point on 18 March 1805, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 16 December 1862, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1784: Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
English and Scottish: from the vernacular pronunciation in Middle English and Older Scots of the personal name Michael . See Michelson .
English and Scottish: nickname for a big man, from Middle English michel, mechel, muchel ‘big’.
Irish (County Connacht): surname adopted as equivalent of Mulvihill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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