Brief Life History of Mehetabel
When Mehetabel Barron was born on 28 November 1779, in Bradford, Orange, Vermont, United States, her father, John Barron, was 35 and her mother, Mehitabel Rogers, was 25. She married Robert Whitelaw on 8 February 1804, in Bradford, Orange, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Ryegate, Caledonia, Vermont, United States in 1850. She died on 24 July 1868, in Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, United States.
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- Mahittable Whitelaw in household of Robert Whitelaw, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mehitable Whitelaw, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mahitabe in entry for Alex H Whitelaw, "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001"
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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.
1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State
On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Jesus, Manuel, Francisco, Carlos, Miguel, Raul, Pedro, Ruben, Alfredo, Luis.
Scottish: status name from Scots baron, which in the Highlands denoted a small proprietary landholder. In Angus it alluded specifically to a tenant of one of the small baronies attached to the Abbey of Coupar Angus. The surname was taken by Scottish migrants to Ulster. Compare Baron .
Scottish: shortened form of McBarron, from Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Bharain ‘son of the baron’. See Baron and 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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