Brief Life History of William
When William Atwood was born on 20 January 1740, in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, William Atwood, was 21 and his mother, Abigail Runnels, was 17. He married Jane Hardy on 2 April 1765, in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 14 February 1809, in Bradford Burial Ground, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 69.
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- William Atwood, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- William Atwood, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
- William Atwood, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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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."""
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.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English atte wode (Old English æt thǣm wuda) ‘by the wood’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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