Brief Life History of Rhoda
When Rhoda Aldrich was born on 17 February 1786, in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Samuel Willard Aldrich, was 22 and her mother, Sarah Brown, was 19. She married Benjamin Wheeler on 2 June 1808, in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States for about 20 years. She died on 16 February 1846, in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Rhoda Wheeler in household of Benjamin Wheeler, "United States Census, 1870"
- Rhoda Wheeler, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Rhoda Wheeler, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
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1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Aldridge 1, from the Middle English personal names Alrich or Elrich and Aldrich or Eldrich.
History: The earliest recorded bearer of this surname in North America is George Alrich, who came from Derbyshire to MA in 1631.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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