When Abigail Tharp was born about 1778, in Berkeley, West Virginia, United States, her father, Nathaniel Tharp, was 14 and her mother, Esther Siler, was 19. She married Henry Everhart on 21 October 1797, in Berkeley, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She died in 1845, in Glengary, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 68.
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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.
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.
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: variant of Thorpe .
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