When Jonathan Justin Fuson was born on 23 January 1779, in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, his father, John T Fuson Sr., was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Longworth Wheeler, was 39. He married Margaret Malone on 19 December 1799, in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 9 daughters. He died on 15 March 1853, in Wayne, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 74.
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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.
On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th 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.
English: unexplained. A less common altered form is Fewson. This surname is found mainly in KY, OH, TN, and IN.
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