Brief Life History of Titus
When Titus Darrow was born on 15 February 1753, in Newhaven Towne, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Ebenezer Darrow, was 36 and his mother, Lydia Bradley, was 37. He married Anna Hill on 17 January 1780, in Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He died on 25 January 1841, in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Plymouth Burying Ground, Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
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- Titus Darrow, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Titus Darrow, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Titus Darrow in entry for Anna Hill, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1793
"Watertown, Northbury Parish in 1793...""The history of Waterbury, Connecticut; the original township embracing present Watertown and Plymouth, and parts of Oxford, Wolcott, Middlebury, Prospect and Naugatuck. With an appendix of biography, genealogy and statistics"" by Bronson, Henry, 1804"
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
Scottish:
variant of Darragh .
habitational name from Darroch near Falkirk (Stirlingshire), said to be named from Gaelic darach ‘oak tree’. Compare Darroch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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