Brief Life History of Joseph Morton
When Joseph Morton Bostwick was born on 3 February 1773, in New Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Joseph Bostwick, was 37 and his mother, Mary Roberts, was 34. He married Lorain Wheaton on 28 November 1798. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 7 July 1829, in Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States.
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- Joseph Morton Bostwick, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Joseph Morton Bostwick, "Find A Grave Index"
- Joseph Morton Bostwick, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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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.
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 (Yorkshire): in northwestern England perhaps a variant of Bostock , and in southeastern England a variant of Bastick (see Bostick 1) with rounding of the vowel.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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