When Abigail Tobey was born on 28 January 1770, in Eliot, York, Maine, United States, her father, Samuel Tobey Jr, was 36 and her mother, Mary Paul, was 32. She married David Libbey Sr on 4 September 1789. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 29 March 1849, in Kittery, York, Maine, United States, at the age of 79.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
English: variant of Toby . This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.
German: from the personal name Tobias .
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