Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Bixby was born on 28 July 1754, in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Jacob Bixby, was 25 and his mother, Eunice Heald, was 23. He married Martha Hardy on 14 October 1773, in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Westford, Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1754. He registered for military service in 1831. He died on 26 August 1831, in Reading, Windsor, Vermont, United States, at the age of 77.
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- Jacob Bixby, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Jacob Bixby, "United States Marriages, 1733-1990"
- Jacob Bixley, "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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 (Suffolk and Essex): habitational name, perhaps from Bittesby in Leicestershire. The village was depopulated in 1494 to make way for sheep pastures. The pronunciation of the surname as Bekysby (1459) and Bixby (1539) would have arisen when bearers of the name migrated away from Leicestershire. Alternatively, Bixby might be an altered form of Bigby or Bixley, a Suffolk name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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