Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Kilbourn was born on 1 April 1765, in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Joseph Kilbourn, was 42 and his mother, Mary Hollister, was 42. He married Hannah Sellew on 4 April 1793. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 14 May 1851, in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 86, and was buried in Green Cemetery, Glastonbury Center, Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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- Joseph Kilbourn, "United States Census, 1850"
- Joseph Kilbourn, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Joseph Kilborn in entry for Onner House, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
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.
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.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Leicestershire): variant of Kilburn .
Possibly also an Americanized form of German Kühlborn: habitational name from a place so named in former East Prussia; the meaning of the name being kühl ‘cool’ + born ‘well, spring’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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