Brief Life History of Ebenezer Sanders
When Ebenezer Sanders Irving was born on 27 January 1776, in New York City, New York, United States, his father, William Irving, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Saunders, was 37. He married Elizabeth Kip about 1804. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 10 daughters. He lived in Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, United States in 1860. He died on 22 August 1868, in Tarrytown, Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in North Tarrytown, Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York, United States.
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- Ebenezer Irving, "United States Census, 1860"
- Ebenezer Irving, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- Ebenezer Sanders Irving, "Find A Grave Index"
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1777 · New York Adopts a Constitution
The Constitution of New York was adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York on April 20, 1777. New York’s Constitution preceded and strongly influenced the United States’ Constitution. Three governmental branches were created including the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch made up of two houses.
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.
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
Scottish: variant of Irvine .
History: The writer Washington Irving (1783–1859), who wrote the stories ‘Rip Van Winkle’ and ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’, was born in NY. His father was Deacon William Irving (from a family also recorded as Irvine), who came to NY in 1763 from Orkney, Scotland, a former British packet officer, a patriot during the Revolution, and a successful merchant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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