Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Sherwin was born on 11 October 1785, in Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Ahimaaz Sherwin, was 26 and her mother, Ruth Day, was 25. She married Levi Billings in 1805, in Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 4 May 1830, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 44.
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- Ruth Shurwin, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Estate files: Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Court Dockets 1840–1842, Probate Estate Case Files 1840–1842; Ahimaaz Sherwin Last Will and Testament
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1796 · Cleaveland is Founded
Cleaveland was founded by surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company after being sent out to lay out townships and a capital city. It was named after the lead surveyor, General Moses Cleaveland. He then oversaw the design and partial construction of the Public Square in what is now the downtown area.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire and Derbyshire): nickname perhaps used to denote a swift runner or a messenger, from Middle English schere(n) ‘(to) shear, cut’ + wind ‘wind’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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