Brief Life History of Ephraim
When Ephraim Bartlett was born on 2 May 1791, in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Edward Bartlett, was 46 and his mother, Zilpah Cole, was 36. He married Elizabeth Tilson on 13 September 1812, in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 17 February 1840, in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Ephraim Bartlett, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
- Ephraim Bartlett, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Ephraim Bartlett, "Find A Grave Index"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Bertelot, Bartelot (with the Old French double diminutive suffix -elot), a pet form of Bartholomew .
History: This is the name of a well-established New England family. Its members include Josiah Bartlett (1729–95), who was born in Amesbury, MA, and became governor of NH (1790–94). A Richard Bartlet(t) settled in Newbury, MA, in 1635.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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