Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Gahagen was born on 6 September 1784, in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Thomas R Gahagan Jr., was 45 and his mother, Christiana Jungerman Young, was 29. He had at least 5 sons and 2 daughters with Mary Miller. He died in 1842, in Shade Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 58.
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- Samuel Gahagen, "United States Census, 1840"
- Samuel Gahagen in entry for James Gahagen and Sarah Louisa Chipman, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
- Samuel Gahagen in entry for James Gahagen and Sarah Louisa Chipman, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
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.
1795
Historical Boundaries: 1795: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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.
Name Meaning
Irish: from Mag Eachagáin, see Gavigan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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