When Aaron Tufts was born on 16 December 1739, in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Peter Tufts I, was 42 and his mother, Lydia Bucknam, was 35. He married Mary Stone on 20 April 1769, in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 6 June 1776, in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
Do you know Aaron? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+3 More Children
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
"""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."""""""
English (Norfolk): variant of Tofts, itself a variant of Toft with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.