Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Bradley was born on 21 April 1766, in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Daniel Bradley, was 27 and her mother, Rebecca Berry, was 23. She married Azariah Newcomb in 1781. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She died in February 1804, in Malone, Franklin, New York, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Lime Rock Cemetery, Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
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- Rebekah Bradley, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Rebeckah Bradley, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
- Rebekah Newcomb, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1777 · New York Adopts a Constitution
The Constitution of New York was adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York on April 20, 1777. New York’s Constitution preceded and strongly influenced the United States’ Constitution. Three governmental branches were created including the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch made up of two houses.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the many places throughout England named Bradley, from Old English brād ‘broad’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Scottish: habitational name from Braidlie in Roxburghshire.
Irish (Ulster): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Brolcháin ‘descendant of Brolacháin’, a diminutive of the personal name Brólach, compare Brawley . This was a learned family.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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