Brief Life History of Ruth
Ruth Steele was born in 1742, in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, British Colonial America as the daughter of Robert Steele. She married LT William R Berryhill about 1765, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1810, in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States.
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1767 · Tryon Palace
Built on August 26, 1767, the Tryon Palace became the capitol building for North Carolina. The building was named after William Tryon a British officer and colonial official.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English stel(e) ‘steel’, perhaps used for someone considered as hard and durable as steel, or for a foundry worker.
English: variant of Stile .
Scottish: habitational name from one or more of the places called Steel(e) or Steill in Ayrshire, Berwickshire, and Dumfriesshire, from Scots steel ‘steep bank, spur of a ridge’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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