When Elizabeth Doty was born on 6 April 1717, in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Joseph Doty Jr, was 34 and her mother, Hannah Edwards, was 35. She married Samuel Robinson on 20 October 1737, in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 20 October 1805, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 88.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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.
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
English: probably a variant of Doughty . This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
History: Edward Doty (c. 1600–55) was one of the passengers on the Mayflower, a servant of Stephen Hopkins. He became comparatively wealthy and moved to Duxbury MA, where he left nine children.
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