Brief Life History of Rejoice
When Rejoice Camp was born on 23 October 1759, in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, Israel Camp Sr., was 35 and his mother, Ann Talcott, was 34. He married Ruth Pickett on 14 March 1779, in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He registered for military service in 1840. He died on 13 October 1841, in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Durham Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.
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- Rejoice Camp, "United States Census, 1840"
- Rejoice Camp, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Rejoice Camp, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
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.
Name Meaning
Dutch (also Van de Camp) and North German: from camp ‘enclosed, fenced, or hedged piece of land, field’, from Latin campus ‘plain’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by such a field. Compare Kamp .
English: from Middle English kempe ‘warrior’; see Kemp . The spelling Camp may be due to the influence of Old English camp ‘battle’ and campian ‘to fight’, or of Old French campion ‘warrior, champion’.
French: mainly southern form of Champ .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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