Brief Life History of James
When James Cromeans was born on 27 December 1775, in Easton, Talbot, Maryland, United States, his father, Elijah Cremeen Sr, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Blades, was 19. He died before 7 August 1805.
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- James Cromun, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Maryland is the 7th state.
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.
Name Meaning
Probably an altered form of Irish Crimmins .
Alternatively, perhaps an altered form of German Krementz, which is probably of Slavic origin (see Kremin ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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