When Anna Wilson was born on 22 April 1772, in Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, her father, Benjamin Wilson, was 44 and her mother, Lydia Job, was 36. She married Elisha Trimble on 4 April 1799, in East Nottingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in England in 1799. She died on 12 August 1857, in Nottingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, at the age of 85, and was buried in Brick Meeting House Cemetery, Calvert, Cecil, Maryland, United States.
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"On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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.
English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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