Brief Life History of Edmund Edward
When Edmund Edward Bosley was born on 25 June 1776, in Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States, his father, John Phillip Bosley, was 41 and his mother, Hannah Bull, was 39. He married Ann Kelly in 1799, in Ontario, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Livonia, Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States in 1830. He died on 15 December 1846, at the age of 70, and was buried in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.
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- 1840 U.S. Census, population schedule: Edmund Bosley
- Edman Rosley, "Find A Grave Index"
- Edmund Bosley in entry for Daniel Bosley, "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975"
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1777 · New York Adopts a Constitution
The Constitution of New York was adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York on April 20, 1777. New York’s Constitution preceded and strongly influenced the United States’ Constitution. Three governmental branches were created including the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch made up of two houses.
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.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Boseley in Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, probably named with the Old English personal name Bōsa + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
English: habitational name from a place in Cheshire named Bosley, from the Old English personal name Bōsa or Bōt + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. Compare Boseley .
Americanized form of French Beausoleil , especially in New England. Compare Boseley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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