Brief Life History of Daniel
When Daniel Lincoln was born on 31 August 1738, in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States, his father, Jacob Lincoln Sr, was 42 and his mother, Abigail Mason, was 18. He married Mary Preston on 23 June 1763, in Windham, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 31 August 1808, in his hometown, at the age of 70, and was buried in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
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- Daniel Linkon, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Daniel Lincoln, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Daniel in entry for Hannah Linkion, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from the city of Lincoln, so named from an original British name Lindo- ‘lake’ + Latin colonia ‘settlement, colony’. The place was an important administrative center during the Roman occupation of Britain and in the Middle Ages it was a center for the manufacture of cloth, including the famous ‘Lincoln green’.
African American: adoption of the surname in 1 above, in honor of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the US, who abolished slavery.
History: Abraham Lincoln (1809–65), 16th president of the US, was the son of an illiterate laborer, descended from Samuel Lincoln, who had emigrated from England to MA in 1637.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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