When John Tuell was born on 27 December 1773, in Maine, United States, his father, John Tuell, was 26 and his mother, Lydia Makepeace, was 28. He married Rebecca Doten on 10 May 1796. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Machias, Washington, Maine, United States in 1810 and Cathance Township, Washington, Maine, United States in 1830. He died on 22 March 1836, at the age of 62.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
"""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."""""""
Historical Boundaries: 1790: Washington, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Washington, Maine, United States
English: altered form of Twell, itself a shortened form of Atwell or Attwell .
In some cases probably also South German (Tüll): see Tull .
History: John Tuell came to Plymouth Colony from Lincolnshire, England, c. 1690.
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