Brief Life History of Polly
When Polly Keyes was born on 14 November 1794, in Rumford, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Francis Keyes, was 29 and her mother, Dolly Bean, was 21. She married Jesse Putnam on 3 January 1824, in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Maine, United States in 1794. She died on 3 December 1859, in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in East Rumford Cemetery, Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States.
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- Polly Putnam in household of Jesse Putnam, "United States Census, 1850"
- Polly Keyes, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Polly Keyes Putnam, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1801
Oldest Grave seen in the Memorial list
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English, Irish and Scottish: variant of Kay , of various origins, mostly, with excrescent -s.
English (of Norman origin): in some cases, possibly a variant of Guise, a habitational name from Guise in Aisne, Picardy.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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