When Moses Averill, Jr was born on 12 June 1766, in New Preston, Judea, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Moses AVERILL, was 43 and his mother, Martha Cogswell, was 37. He married Cynthia Russell in 1786. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 4 October 1811, in Salina, Onondaga, New York, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
New York is the 11th state.
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.
English:
apparently from the name of the month (April), Middle English averil, Old French avrill, Latin aprīlis, perhaps with reference to freshness of temperament, or youth, or possibly to the changeable weather of the month.
perhaps occasionally a habitational name from Haverhill in Suffolk, with loss of initial H-. The placename derives from either Old English hæfera ‘oats’ or hæfer ‘he-goat’ + hyll ‘hill’. Compare Avery .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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