Zepporah Rawson

Brief Life History of Zepporah

When Zepporah Rawson was born on 27 August 1761, in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, William Rawson, was 22 and her mother, Desire Aldrich, was 21. She married Nehemiah Adams on 18 June 1779, in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 17 March 1814, in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 52.

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Family Time Line

Nehemiah Adams
1751–1814
Zepporah Rawson
1761–1814
Marriage: 18 June 1779
Rachel Adams
1780–1853
Polly Adams
1781–1821
Nathan Adams
1783–1859
Nehemiah Adams
1785–
Sally Adams
1787–
Olive Adams
1790–1873
Sumner Adams
1795–
Nancy Adams
1800–1864

Sources (21)

  • Zipporah Adams, "United States Census, 1810"
  • Zepporah Rawson, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Zipporah Rawson, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"

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World Events (6)

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."""

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic meaning ‘son of Rauf or Rau’, Middle English forms of Ralph (see Rawe 3).

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

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