When Josiah Clason was born about 1780, in Richmond, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, his father, Jonathan Clason lll, was 34 and his mother, Ruth Webb Rood, was 30. He married Dorcas Hasleden about 1797, in Richmond, Chittenden, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. He lived in Fort Covington, Fort Covington, Franklin, New York, United States in 1820. He died on 30 March 1851, in Saint-Anicet, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 72.
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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.
On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Classon or Klasson.
Americanized form of German, Danish, Norwegian, and Dutch Clasen or Classen , or of any other patronymic from a shortened form of the personal name Nik(o)laus or Nikla(a)s (see Nicholas ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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