When Thomas Norris was born on 3 March 1744, in Saint Johns Parish, Harford, Maryland, British Colonial America, his father, Edward Norris Sr, was 43 and his mother, Hannah Scott, was 36. He married Telida Baker about 1764, in Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died in 1810, in Mason, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 66.
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Historical Boundaries: 1774: Harford, Maryland Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Harford, Maryland, United States
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
English:
habitational name from Middle English norreis, noreis, norais ‘northerner’ (Anglo-Norman French noreis), used both of Norwegians and of inhabitants of northern England and Scotland.
from the Middle English personal name Norreis, derived from norreis ‘northerner’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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