Brief Life History of Caleb
When Caleb Farris was born in 1765, in Virginia, United States, his father, John Faries, was 39 and his mother, Ann Zelefrow, was 38. He married Molly McFadden on 4 April 1820, in Maury, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He registered for military service in 1831. He died on 10 June 1838, in Maury City, Crockett, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Tennessee, United States.
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- Caleb Faris, "United States Census, 1820"
- Caleb Faris, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Caleb Farris, "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: variant of Fergus , in which the Gaelic gh sound has been dropped rather than being altered to g. Compare Farrish , Ferris .
Probably also English: variant of Farrar . The name is quite common in southeastern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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