William Hosley

19 July 1723–
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of William

When William Hosley was born on 19 July 1723, in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, James Hosley, was 47 and his mother, Mariah Jewett Morse, was 45. He lived in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1723.

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Family Time Line

James Hosley
1675–1727
Mariah Jewett Morse
1677–1753
Elizabeth Hosley
1700–1756
James Hosley III
1702–1745
Mary Hosley
1704–1719
Thomas Hosley
1706–1773
Joseph Hosley
1709–1787
Esther Hosley
1711–1773
Eunice Hosley
1713–1813
John Hosley
1716–1754
Samuel Hosley
1719–1795
Benjamin Hosley Sr
1721–1803
William Hosley
1723–

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World Events (3)

1776
Age 53
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 53
"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
Age 58
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

Americanized form of Swiss German Hösli or Hösly, or Swabian Hösle, a metonymic occupational name for a maker of hose or leggings (see Hose 3), from a diminutive of Middle High German hose.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Hose

Sources (4)

  • William Hosley, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Massachusetts Vital Records

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