Brief Life History of Isaac
When Isaac Thorn was born on 25 May 1755, in Chappaqua, New Castle, Westchester, New York, United States, his father, Thomas Thorne, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Haight, was 30. He married Rachel Birdsall on 18 May 1780, in North Castle, Westchester, New York, United States. He died on 29 October 1780, in Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 25.
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- Thomas Thorn Sr. probate - New York Co. NY Wills and admins, 37:394
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1777 · New York Adopts a Constitution
The Constitution of New York was adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York on April 20, 1777. New York’s Constitution preceded and strongly influenced the United States’ Constitution. Three governmental branches were created including the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch made up of two houses.
Name Meaning
English and Danish: topographic name for someone who lived by a thorn bush or hedge (Old English, Old Norse thorn, Middle English thorn(e), torn(e)). The name is also found in Sweden.
English: habitational name from a place called with Old English, Old Norse thorn ‘thorn bush’ (see 1 above), for example Thorne in Kent, Somerset, and South Yorkshire.
North German and Danish: topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, from Middle Low German torn ‘tower’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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