Lemuel Braley

1 October 1755–15 October 1819 (Age 64)
Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Lemuel

When Lemuel Braley was born on 1 October 1755, in Massachusetts, United States, his father, Roger Braley III, was 31 and his mother, Deborah Wing, was 35. He married Keziah Jones about 1784. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 15 October 1819, in Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, United States, at the age of 64.

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Family Time Line

Lemuel Braley
1755–1819
Keziah Jones
1765–1810
Marriage: about 1784
Lemuel Braley
1785–1810
Elijah Braley
1787–1864
Stephen Braley
1789–1861
John Jones Braley
1790–1869
Abraham Braley
1792–
Keziah Braley
1794–
Abigail Braley
1796–
David Braley
1799–
Anna Braley
1801–1848
Simeon Braley
1801–
Solomon Braley
1804–1807
Deborah Braley
1806–1879

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1784
    • Children

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1776
    Age 21
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1776 · The Declaration to the King
    Age 21
    """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."""""""
    1788 · The First Presidential Election
    Age 33
    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.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Brailey .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Brailey
    Braly

    Sources (32)

    • Lemuel Braley in entry for Anna Braley, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
    • Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1740-1890
    • 1790 United States Federal Census

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