George Mitchell Jr. was born about 1777, in Wayne, North Carolina, United States as the son of George Mitchell Sr.. He married Sarah Pender on 3 January 1792, in Wayne, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons. He died in 1833, in his hometown, at the age of 57.
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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.
On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.
New Bern had been the capital of North Carolina in its early days. In 1792, the capital was moved to Raleigh because it was more the center of the state.
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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