Brief Life History of Deborah
Deborah Robinson was born about 1779, in Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. She married Luther Clark on 18 January 1802, in Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 19 June 1858, at the age of 80.
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- Deborah Robinson, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Deborah Robinson, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Deborah Clark, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"
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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.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
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 (Lancashire and Yorkshire): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Robin , a pet form of Robert , + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
French: from a pet form of the personal name Robin .
West Indian (including Haiti) and Guyanese: most likely not (only) of English or French origin as in 1 above and 2 above, but also, if not mostly, from the related name of the famous Daniel Defoe's literary character Robinson Crusoe (from a novel first published in 1719).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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