Brief Life History of Miriam
When Miriam Waite was born on 7 November 1764, in Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Jeremiah Waite, was 22 and her mother, Rachel Bement, was 22. She married Oliver Train on 19 February 1784, in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 24 July 1790, in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Massachusetts, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Miriam Waite - Government record: birth: 7 November 1764; Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
- Mariam Train in entry for Roswell Train, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
- Miriam in entry for Rozel Train, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"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."""
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.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): occupational name for a watchman, either in a town or castle, from Anglo-Norman French waite ‘watchman, member of the watch’ (of ancient Germanic origin; compare Wachter ). In the Middle Ages the town waits typically combined the functions of watchmen and musicians through being trumpeters or pipers. There may also have been some late confusion with White or Wheat .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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