Brief Life History of Nathaniel
When Nathaniel Jefferis was born on 8 January 1733, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Jefferis Sr., was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Ring, was 43. He married Prudence Skeen about 1754, in Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 30 September 1823, in his hometown, at the age of 90, and was buried in Bradford Friends Burying Ground, Marshallton, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- 1800 United States Federal Census
- Nathaniel Jefferis, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Nathaniel Jefferis in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1780
Pennsylvania was always against slavery, even though the first settlers, including Penn, came with slaves. Slavery was not prominent in the area.
Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, and Hampshire): variant of Jeffries .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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