Edward Clough

Male30 July 1746–

Brief Life History of Edward

When Edward Clough was born on 30 July 1746, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Aaron Clough, was 50 and his mother, Rebekah Brown, was 38.

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Family Time Line

Aaron Clough
1695–1781
Rebekah Brown
1709–1781
Edward Clough
1746–
Tabitha Clough
1748–

Sources (5)

  • Edward Clough, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Edwerd Clough, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Edward Clough, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

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World Events (8)

1776

Age 30

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

Age 30

"""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."""""""

1781 · The First Constitution

Age 35

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.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): topographic name for someone who lived near a precipitous slope, Middle English clo(u)gh, clou, clew (Old English clōh) ‘ravine, steep-sided valley’, or a habitational name from a place called with this word, for example in Lancashire, Cumbria, or Yorkshire.

English: in the East Midlands, East Anglia, and southeastern England, probably more often a variant of Clow .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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