Brief Life History of David
When David Sawdey was born on 14 February 1783, in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Samuel Sawdey, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Springer, was 30. He married Zerviah H Smith on 9 April 1808, in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 6 December 1857, in Lexington, Conneaut Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in East Springfield, Springfield Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- David Sawdey, "United States Census, 1850"
- David Sawdy, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- David Sawdey, "Find A Grave Index"
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
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.
1790 · 13th State
On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island becomes the last of the original 13 colonies to become a state.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
English: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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