Brief Life History of Mary
Mary Dugan was born about 1723, in Bristol Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She married Joseph Richardson about 1745, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She died from 1786 to 1801, in Falls Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Mary Richardson in entry for Samuel Richardson, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
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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.
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
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Caitlin, Aileen, Kieran, Sean Patrick, Siobhan.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubhagáin ‘descendant of Dubhagán’, a double diminutive of dubh meaning ‘small, dark one’.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibhginn ‘descendant of Duibhgeann’, a byname from dubh ‘black, dark’ + ceann ‘head, chief’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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