When Douglas Beebe was born in 1763, in New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Theophilus Beebe I, was 33 and his mother, Mercy Rogers, was 24. He had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with Rebecca Newberry. He died in April 1848, at the age of 85.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
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.
English (Midlands): variant of Beeby 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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