Brief Life History of Isaac Newton
When Isaac Newton Prior was born on 4 February 1775, in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Isaac Prior, was 33 and his mother, Beulah Parsons, was 30. He married Roxana Stebbins on 3 February 1806, in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 11 September 1832, at the age of 57, and was buried in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Isaac Prior, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Isaac Prior, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Isaac Prior, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Name Meaning
English (southern), Scottish, Dutch, and German: ultimately from Latin prior ‘superior’, used to denote a prior, a monastic official immediately subordinate to an abbot, hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble a prior.
Irish: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac an Phríora ‘son of the prior’ (this is the usual origin in counties Cavan and Leitrim). Some examples may be Anglo-Norman, the same name as in 1 above.
Portuguese, Spanish, and Catalan: from prior, probably denoting someone in the service of a prior or a nickname for someone who behaved in a pompous way.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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