Brief Life History of Sally
When Sally Weed was born on 14 August 1779, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, David Weed, was 31 and her mother, Rebecca Brown, was 32. She married Ezra Lockwood in 1797, in Pound Ridge, Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 30 January 1857, in Pound Ridge, Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Pound Ridge, Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York, United States.
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- Sally Lockwood in household of Ezra Lockwood, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah Weed, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Hannah Smith, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
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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.
1788
Date of Statehood: February 6, 1788, the fifth State
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for an irascible person, from Middle English wed(e) ‘mad, crazy’. The name is also possibly from the Middle English noun wede in one of its senses, ‘weed’ or ‘garment, habit’.
Americanized form of Dutch Weeda .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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