John Seeley

Male3 November 1753–1776

Brief Life History of John

John Seeley was born on 3 November 1753, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. He married Mary J. Seeley on 20 August 1775, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. He died in 1776, in Pound Ridge, Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 23.

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John Seeley
1753–1776
Mary J. Seeley
1759–1834
Marriage: 20 August 1775

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Jehu Seeley - birth: ; Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York, United States
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  • Marriage
    20 August 1775Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

    • World Events (3)

    1776

    Age 23

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776

    Age 23

    New York is the 11th state.

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    Age 23

    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

    Name Meaning

    English: nickname for a person with a cheerful disposition, from Middle English seli ‘happy, fortunate’ (Old English sǣlig, from sǣl ‘happiness, good fortune’). The word was also occasionally used as a female personal name during the Middle Ages. The sense ‘pitiable’, which developed into modern English silly, is not attested before the 15th century. See also Selman .

    Altered form of German Seele , respelled to preserve the bisyllabic pronunciation of the German name.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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