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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- 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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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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