When Alice Whiting was born on 29 May 1796, in Hancock, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Oliver Whiting, was 27 and her mother, Hannah Marshall, was 21. She married Samuel Dennis in 1825, in Lyndeborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Lyndeborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States in 1796 and Jasper, Steuben, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died on 15 September 1856, at the age of 60.
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Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
English: from the Middle English personal name Whiting (Old English Hwīting, a patronymic from the personal name Hwīta, from hwīt ‘white’ applied as a nickname).
History: Rev. Samuel Whiting arrived in Boston, MA, in May 1636, and made his home in Lynn, MA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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