Brief Life History of Susanna
When Susanna Abbot was born on 7 November 1778, in Cornwall, Addison, Vermont, United States, her father, Seth Abbott, was 38 and her mother, Martha Bennett, was 31. She married Maj. Simon J Wright on 8 November 1796, in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in St. Albans Township, Licking, Ohio, United States in 1860. She died on 19 January 1862, in Perry Township, Licking, Ohio, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Cornell Cemetery, Tylers Corners, Licking, Ohio, United States.
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- Susan Wright in household of Hiram Wright, "United States Census, 1860"
- Susanna Abbot, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Susannah Abbott Wright, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State
On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
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 and Scottish: variant of Abbott . The spelling with one -t is more typically Scottish than English, and in Gaelic-speaking areas of Scotland, this is sometimes an Anglicized form of McNabb .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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