When Mary Beath was born on 11 November 1778, in Upshur, Virginia, United States, her father, Joseph Beathe, was 50 and her mother, Mary Chestnut, was 46. She married Jacob Hyre Sr in 1808, in Upshur, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died in 1858, in Upshur, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Board Cemetery, Jackson, West Virginia, United States.
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On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
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.
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.
Scottish: either a habitational name from Beath in Fife or a shortened form of McBeath (from Mac Beatha), a variant of McBeth .
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