Brief Life History of Archibald
When Archibald Dewey was born on 14 January 1762, in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Martin Dewey, was 45 and his mother, Anna Dewey, was 37. He married Jerusha Hopkins in 1785, in Great Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Chittenden, Vermont, United States in 1790 and Fairfield, Franklin, Vermont, United States in 1810. He died on 25 February 1812, in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Beaver Cemetery, Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont, United States.
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- Archibald Dewey, "United States Census, 1790"
- Archibill Dewey, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Archibald Dewey, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"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."""
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
Name Meaning
Welsh: from the personal name Dewi, Welsh form of David . In some cases the name may arise from the dedication of parish churches in places called Llanddewi (Saint David's), of which there are several.
Anglicized form of a French Huguenot name of uncertain form and origin. Traditionally it is recorded as Douai, a habitational name from a city so named in northern France, but it could also be from Old Norman French du we(z) ‘of the ford’, from a variant of standard French gué ‘ford’.
In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of Dutch De Weij (archaic De Wey): cognate of Van der Weij (see Wey ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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