Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Scherp was born in 1754, in Linlithgo, Livingston, Columbia, New York, United States, her father, Andries Scherp, was 50 and her mother, Johanna Freer, was 39. She married Dereck Boskerk on 25 April 1775, in Schaghticoke, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1839, in Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York, United States, at the age of 85.
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- Rachel Scherp, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- Rachel Scherp, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"
- Rachel Scherp, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1781 · The First Constitution
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
North German: occupational name from Middle Low German schepp(e) ‘lay assessor (in court)’.
German: nickname for someone with a bent posture, from a Rhine-Franconian form (cognate with Low German scheef) ‘crooked, bent’. See also Shepp and Sheff .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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