Brief Life History of William
When William Fitzgerald was born in 1778, in Orange, New York, United States, his father, Jeremiah Fitzgerald, was 28 and his mother, Anna Margaret Mingus, was 28. He died on 22 August 1823, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- William Fitzgerald, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915"
- William Fitzgerald, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
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World Events (8)
1780
Pennsylvania was always against slavery, even though the first settlers, including Penn, came with slaves. Slavery was not prominent in the area.
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.
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Eamon, Liam, Aidan, Bridgid, Caitlin, Donal, Fitz, Fitzgerald, Ciaran, Colum, Dermot.
Irish: from Anglo-Norman French fi(t)z ‘son’ (see Fitz ) + the personal name Gerald (see Gerald ), ‘son of Gerald’. This is a very common Anglo-Norman name in Ireland, where it has been Gaelicized as Mac Gearailt. Irish bearers of the name claim descent from Gerald Fitzwalter de Windsor, constable of Pembroke Castle in the early 12th century, whose grandson Raymond (or Redmond) ‘le Gros’ FitzGerald (died after 1185) led the invasion of Ireland on behalf of Strongbow in 1170. A branch of the family held the title Knight of Glin from at least 1299–2011.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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