Brief Life History of Josiah
When Josiah Bridge was born on 28 December 1739, in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Bridge, was 39 and his mother, Sarah Tidd, was 28. He married Martha Smith on 30 January 1764, in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 20 June 1801, at the age of 61.
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- Josiah Bridge, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Josiah Bridge, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Rev Josiah Bridge, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"""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
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: from Middle English brigge ‘bridge’, Old English brycg, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived near a bridge, a metonymic occupational name for a bridge keeper, or a habitational name from any of the places called with this element, as for example Bridge in Kent or Bridge Sollers in Herefordshire. Building and maintaining bridges was one of the three main feudal obligations, along with bearing arms and maintaining fortifications. The cost of building a bridge was often defrayed by charging a toll, the surname thus being acquired by the toll gatherer.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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