Brief Life History of Lois
When Lois Meigs was born on 28 August 1743, in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Josiah Meigs, was 42 and her mother, Mary Hand, was 38. She married Ambrose Ward Sr on 2 January 1771, in Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 26 April 1825, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 81.
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- Lois Meigs, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Lois in entry for Neoma Hurd, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Lois Meigs, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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Children (6)
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1785
DLESEX COUNTY was incorporated by an act of the Legislature passed at the May session, 1785, and at that time consisted of six towns. Of these, Mifldletown, Chatham, Haddam, and East Haddam were taken from the county of Hartford, and Saybrook and Killingworth from New London coun
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
English: variant of Meggs .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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