Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Hoag was born on 14 May 1756, in Dutchess, New York, United States, her father, John Hoag II, was 49 and her mother, Patience Varney, was 29. She married Thomas Haight in January 1777, in Great Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died about 1830, in Laurens, Otsego, New York, United States, at the age of 75.
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- Rachael Haight, "United States Census, 1830"
- "Otsego Co. N. Y. Abstracts of Wills 1794 - 1829"
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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.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: variant of Hogg .
Americanized form of Norwegian Haug .
Americanized form of Swedish Hög: ornamental or topographic name from hög ‘hill, mound’, or a habitational name from a place called Hög or containing the word hög ‘high’, e.g. Högfors ‘high waterfall’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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