When Mary Seward was born on 17 February 1725, in Durham, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, John Seward Jr., was 42 and her mother, Ruth Fowler, was 30. She married Joseph Southworth in 1750, in Durham, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 11 August 1800, in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
English: from the Middle English personal name Seward (Old English Sǣweard, from sǣ ‘sea’ + weard ‘guard’).
English: from the Middle English personal name Siward, Seward (Old English Sigeweard, from sige ‘victory’ + weard ‘guard’, or the equivalent Old Norse Sigwarth).
Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Suaird, Ó Suairt, usually Anglicized as Sword .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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