Brief Life History of Priscilla
When Priscilla Noble was born on 20 December 1777, in North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States, her father, Reuben Noble, was 22 and her mother, Hannah Merrill, was 23. She married Joseph Remick on 1 June 1804, in Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She died from 1856 to 17 May 1858, in Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, United States.
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- Prissilla Remick in household of Gardner Milliken, "United States Census, 1850"
- Priscilla Noble in entry for Phoebe A. Remick Lane, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
- Priscilla Noble in entry for Lewis D Remick, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1789
Historical Boundaries: 1789: Hancock, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Hancock, Maine, 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
English, Scottish, and French: status name or nickname from Middle English, Old French noble ‘high-born, distinguished, illustrious’ (from Latin nobilis), denoting someone of lofty birth or character, or someone who poses as a nobleman, or perhaps also ironically someone of low station. The surname has been established in Ireland since the 13th century, but was re-introduced in the 17th century and is now found mainly in Ulster. Compare French Lenoble .
Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German Knöbel, Knobel , and Nobel .
Spanish: nickname from noble ‘noble’ or ‘courteous, kind’ (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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