Martha Whelpley
about 1763–
Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
The Life Summary of Martha
When Martha Whelpley was born about 1763, in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Darling Whelpley, was 24 and her mother, Abigail Peck, was 25.
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Titus Brown
1754–1816
Martha Whelpley
about 1763–
Spouse and Children
1754–1816Male
about 1763–Female
Parents and Siblings
1739–1813Male
1738–1813Female
Siblings
(11)
1757–1767Male
1758–1805Male
1759–1813Male
about 1763–Female
1766–1758Male
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World Events (3)
1776
Age 13
1776
Age 13
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 13
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 13
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1788
Age 25
1788
Age 25
Date of Statehood: February 6, 1788, the fifth State
Name Meaning
(1997: 277;2007: 606; 2010: 806)English: habitational name from Whelpley Hill in Ashley Green, Buckinghamshire or from any of the places called Whelpley in Hailsham, Sussex, and Whiteparish, Wiltshire, all named with Old English hwelp ‘whelp, cub, young animal’ + lēah ‘(woodland) clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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