Brief Life History of Lorain
When Lorain Wheaton was born in 1777, in Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States, her father, Joseph Wheaton Jr, was 32 and her mother, Esther Sperry, was 29. She married Joseph Morton Bostwick on 28 November 1798. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana, United States in 1850. She died on 26 August 1851, in Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States, at the age of 74.
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- Lorain Bostwick in household of Laura Leach, "United States Census, 1850"
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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.
1789
Pompey was formed in January 1789.
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
English (Devon): variant of Whiddon .
History: Robert Wheaton came from England to Rehoboth, MA, c. 1636.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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