When Peter Aiken was born on 8 May 1763, in Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Deacon Edward Aiken, was 35 and his mother, Margaret Woodburn, was 33. He married Elizabeth Goodhue on 21 December 1797, in Windham, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He registered for military service in 1780. He died on 19 January 1828, in Windham, Vermont, United States, at the age of 64.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
New Hampshire is 9th state.
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.
Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Scottish Aitken .
History: Aiken is the name of a NH family that was prominent in the 18th century; also of a Charleston family descended from William Aiken, who emigrated from Antrim in Ireland to Charleston c. 1800.
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