Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Wilson was born on 20 June 1792, in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Jonathan Wilson Sr, was 51 and her mother, Ann Riddell, was 44. She married Samuel Peck in November 1816, in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 17 July 1842, in Blakely Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Peckville, Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Susan Peck in household of Samuel Peck, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah Wilson, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Sarah Wilson Peck, "Find a Grave Index"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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