Brief Life History of Reuben
When Reuben Hanscom was born on 12 August 1754, in Kittery, York, Maine, United States, his father, Samuel Hanscom, was 56 and his mother, Mary Staples, was 40. He married Lucy Moore on 9 September 1779, in Kittery, York, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 2 March 1831, in North Berwick, York, Maine, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in North Berwick, York, Maine, United States.
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- Ruben Hanscom, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Reuben Hanskum, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
- Reuben Hanscom, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
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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."""
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
Altered form of English Hanscomb: habitational name from Hanscombe End in Shillington, Bedfordshire, named from an Old English personal name Hān (from Old English hān ‘(boundary) stone’) + camp ‘enclosed land’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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