When Samuel McGehee was born on 23 June 1759, in Prince Edward, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Edward McGehee, was 60 and his mother, Elizabeth Mumford DeJarnette, was 50. He married Olivia Muse on 19 October 1778, in Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Adams, Mississippi, United States in 1820 and Amite, Mississippi, United States in 1820. He died on 9 May 1821, in Liberty, Amite, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Liberty, Amite, Mississippi, United States.
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"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
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."""""""
Irish: probably a variant of McGaughey .
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Possible Related NamesFrom an article in The Summit Sun dated June 26, 1980 Page 8 The burial place of Samuel McGehee, an early settler of Amite County, was the scene of marker dedication services by members of the Amite …
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