Brief Life History of Erastus
When Capt. Erastus Farnham was born on 25 April 1770, in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Henry Farnham III, was 27 and his mother, Abigail Rudd, was 23. He married Zernah Knight on 21 March 1793, in Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 21 May 1813, in Hanover, Sprague, New London, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Hanover, Sprague, New London, Connecticut, United States.
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- Erastus Farnam, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Erastus Farnham, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Erastus Farnham, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Farnham in Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Essex, Suffolk, Surrey, and Yorkshire, all named from Old English fearn ‘fern’ + either hām ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water, a water-meadow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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