When Hannah Calhoun was born on 17 April 1775, in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Alexander Calhoun, was 41 and her mother, Eleanor McFarland, was 39. She married Collister Gray on 27 June 1802, in Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Otselic, Otselic, Chenango, New York, United States in 1850. She died in August 1851, at the age of 76, and was buried in Chenango, Broome, New York, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
New York is the 11th state.
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.
Scottish: variant of Colquhoun .
History: This prominent early American name was brought across the Atlantic Ocean by Scotch-Irish pioneers who entered Pennsylvania c. 1733. The American statesman John c. Calhoun (1782–1850), born in Abbeville District, SC, served in both houses of Congress, was secretary of war, and vice president of the US (1825–32).
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