When Otis Batchelor was born on 17 November 1788, in Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Cpl. Jonathan N Batchelor Sr, was 43 and his mother, Thankful Whitney, was 38. He married Susanah Buck on 22 January 1809, in Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 daughters. He lived in West Boylston, West Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1865. He died on 17 November 1869, at the age of 81.
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George Washington elected first president of United States.
Originally comprising seven articles, the United States Constitution is the backbone of the law in the Nation. The first three articles talk about the separation of powers, dividing the government into three branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. Articles Four, Five and Six describe the what each state governments have rights to do, how the states and the federal government should act in their relationship, and how the constitutional amendments are shared between all states. The Seventh Article explains and establishes the procedure used by the thirteen States to ratify it. It is regarded as the oldest written and codified national constitution in force. Since the Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended 27 times, including an amendment to repeal a previous one.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
English: status name for a young knight or novice at arms, Middle English and Old French bacheler (medieval Latin baccalarius). The word had already been extended to mean ‘(young) unmarried man’ by the 14th century, but it is unlikely that many bearers of the surname derive from the word in that sense.
History: The Reverend Stephen Bachiler (c. 1561–1656) was a Puritan nonconformist, born in Hampshire, England, who came to New England in 1632, at the age of 71. In 1638/9 he was the leader of the founders of Hampton, NH.
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