Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Jones was born on 2 October 1776, in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Benjamin Jones Jr, was 26 and his mother, Mercy Wilder, was 20. He married Patty Bixby on 16 March 1800, in Reading, Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 24 August 1850, in Cavendish, Windsor, Vermont, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Cavendish, Windsor, Vermont, United States.
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- Samuel Jones in household of John Gilson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Samuel Jones, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Samuel Jones, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State
On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
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 and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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