Brief Life History of Jemima
When Jemima Jepherson was born on 14 November 1753, in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joseph Jepherson, was 29 and her mother, Mehitable Cummings, was 23. She married Ephraim Phillips on 26 January 1774, in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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- Jemima, "Rhode Island Town Births and Baptisms Index, 1639-1932"
- Jemima Jepherson, "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916"
- Jemima in entry for Wylls Philips, "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932"
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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."""""""
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Danish Jeppesen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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