When Abishai Weed was born on 26 October 1760, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Amos Weed, was 38 and his mother, Mary Clason, was 35. He married Susannah Hoyt on 23 November 1785, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He registered for military service in 1831. He died on 31 January 1840, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in North Stamford Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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Post office est. July 26, 1775
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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.
English: nickname for an irascible person, from Middle English wed(e) ‘mad, crazy’. The name is also possibly from the Middle English noun wede in one of its senses, ‘weed’ or ‘garment, habit’.
Americanized form of Dutch Weeda .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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