Brief Life History of Lyman
When Dr. Lyman Spalding was born on 5 June 1775, in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Col Dyer Spaulding, was 42 and his mother, Elisabeth Cady Parkhurst, was 40. He married Elizabeth Coues on 9 October 1802. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 30 October 1821, in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in North Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Limon Spalden, "New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904"
- Lyman Spaulding, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Lysians Spaulding, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New Hampshire is 9th state.
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish (Angus): variant of Spaulding .
History: The surname was taken to Scotland in the 13th century by Radulphus de Spalding. His descendants prospered, and the name is still common in Scotland. Early American Spaldings include Thomas Spalding, born in Frederica, GA, in 1774, who introduced sea-island cotton in GA, and the physician Lyman Spalding, born in Cornish, NH, in 1775, who founded US Pharmacopoeia.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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