When Stephen Key was born in 1780, in Bedford, Virginia, United States, his father, George Key, was 47 and his mother, Mary Senter, was 26. He married Mary Elizabeth Jordan on 5 March 1811, in Jackson, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Blount, Tennessee, United States for about 30 years. In 1860, his occupation is listed as blacksmith in Blount, Tennessee, United States. He died in 1857, in Randolph, Alabama, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Key Cemetery, Randolph, Alabama, United States.
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On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
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.
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
English, Irish, and German: variant of Kay .
Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Keij, from the personal name Kei(je), possibly a vernacular form of Cornelius , Nicolas or Gerrit (see Gerrits ). Compare De Kay .
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 祁, see Qi 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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