Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Brekenridge was born on 19 October 1776, in Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, her father, George Breakenridge, was 43 and her mother, Mary Thompson, was 40. She married Isaac Warren on 2 October 1796, in Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1836, in Madison, Madison, Madison, New York, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Madison, New York, United States.
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- Molly Brakenridge, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Molly Brakenridge, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Mary Warren, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
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.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Ayrshire and Lanarkshire): from Middle English braken ‘bracken, fern’ + rigge ‘ridge’ (Old Norse brakni + hryggr). The name may be topographic, for someone who lived ‘(by the) bracken-covered ridge’, or a habitational name from Brackenridge in Lanarkshire, or possibly from any of various minor places so named in Cumberland and North Yorkshire.
History: Alexander Breckenridge emigrated from northern Ireland to VA c. 1738. He had many prominent descendants, most of whom spelled the name Breckinridge.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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