When Luther Killam was born on 3 January 1760, in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Nathan Killam, was 27 and his mother, Comfort Billings, was 19. He married Amy Hewitt in 1785. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1820 and Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1840. He registered for military service in 1831. He died on 5 June 1845, in Forest Lake, Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Pennsylvania, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
English (mainly Yorkshire): variant of Kilham, a habitational name from any of the places in Northumberland and Yorkshire, so named either from Old English cylnum ‘(at) the kilns’, dative plural of cyln, or from Old English cyln ‘kiln’ or the personal name Cylla + Old Norse holmr ‘small island, water meadow’. This surname is rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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