When Rev. Thomas H. Purinton was born on 3 December 1778, in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Joseph Purrington, was 32 and his mother, Lucy Allen, was 26. He married Sabrina Boardman in 1822, in Corinth, Corinth, Saratoga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Groton, Tompkins, New York, United States in 1850. He died on 29 May 1853, in McLean, Groton, Tompkins, New York, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Cortland, Cortland, New York, 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.
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
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: probably a habitational name from a lost orunidentified place.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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