Brief Life History of Nathan
When Nathan Church was born on 24 March 1775, in Chester, Windsor, Vermont, United States, his father, Joshua Church, was 31 and his mother, Keziah Goss, was 31. He married Susannah Chase on 15 July 1798, in Chester, Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 9 March 1855, in Massena, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Nevins Cemetery, Raquette River, Massena, St. Lawrence, New York, United States.
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- Nathan Church, "United States Census, 1850"
- Nathan Church, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Nathan Church, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
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: topographic name mostly found in southern and midland England, for someone who lived near a church, or possibly an occupational name for someone who worked at a church, such as a verger or sexton, from Middle English chirche ‘church’. The word comes from Old English cyrice, ultimately from medieval Greek kyrikon, for earlier kyriakōn (dōma) ‘(house) of the Lord’, from kyrios ‘lord’. Compare Kirk .
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Kirch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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