David Sherburne

Brief Life History of David

When David Sherburne was born in 1780, in Epsom, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, his father, William Sherburne, was 34 and his mother, Sarah Muchmore, was 32. He married Betsey Sherburne Moses on 26 November 1807, in Epsom, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 9 daughters. He died on 18 August 1856, in Epsom, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Epsom, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Sherburne
1780–1856
Betsey Sherburne Moses
1785–1869
Marriage: 26 November 1807
William Sherburne
1808–1822
Eliza Sherburne
1816–
Mary Ann Sherburne
1825–
Mary Ann Sherburne
–1828
Elizabeth Sherburne
James Moses Sherburne
1811–1867
Eliza Sherburn
1813–1882
David Sherburne Jr.
1815–1889
Sarah Sherburn
1818–1826
Jane M. Sherburne
1821–1914
William Sherburne
1823–1855
Mary Ann Sherburn
1827–
Lucinda Ruth Sherburne
1829–

Sources (9)

  • David Sherburne, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: David Sherburne - Government record: birth-name: David Sherburne
  • David Sherburne, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"

World Events (7)

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.

1788 · New Hampshire Helps Ratify the US Constitution

On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the US Constitution and make it the official law of the land

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 (Lancashire): habitational name from any of several places called with Old English scīr ‘bright, clear’ + burna ‘stream’, including Sherburn in Elmet (Yorkshire), Sherburn (East Yorkshire, Durham), Shirburn (Oxfordshire), Sherborne (Dorset, Gloucestershire), Sherborne Saint John, Monk Sherborne (Hampshire), Sherbourne (Warwickshire), Sherbourne in Albury (Surrey), and Sherborne in Litton (Somerset). This surname is now rare in Britain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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