Brief Life History of John Hall
When John Hall Heath was born on 27 March 1777, in Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Isaac Hathaway Heath, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Hall, was 27. He married Abigail Snow on 14 June 1802, in Lisbon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Bradford, Orange, Vermont, United States for about 10 years. He died on 30 October 1851, in Bradford, Orange, Republic of Vermont, at the age of 74, and was buried in Bradford, Orange, Vermont, United States.
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- John Heath, "United States Census, 1840"
- John Hall Heath, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- John Heath, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
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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.
1788
Bradford History: The first settler was John Hosmer in 1765. Originally called Waits Town or Waits River Town after Joseph Wait, it was changed to Mooretown when 3,000 acres (1200 hectares) were granted on May 3, 1770 by New York patent to Sir Henry Moore, 1st Baronet, who in turn conveyed them to 30 settlers. The remainder of the land was appropriated bysquatters. In 1788, the name was changed by the Vermont General Assembly to Bradford.
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: topographic name for someone who lived ‘(on the) heath’ (Middle English he(a)th, Old English hǣth) or else a habitational name from any of numerous places called with this word. The same word also denoted heather, the characteristic plant of heathland areas. This surname has also been established in Dublin, Ireland, since the late 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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