When Newton Claypool was born on 21 May 1795, in Randolph, Virginia, United States, his father, Abraham George Claypool, was 33 and his mother, Ann Elizabeth Wilson, was 28. He married Mary Kerns on 8 January 1818, in Ross, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Connersville Township, Fayette, Indiana, United States in 1840 and Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 14 May 1866, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1813: Franklin, Indiana Territory, United States 1816: Franklin, Indiana, United States 1819: Fayette, Indiana, United States
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
English: habitational name from Claypole in Lincolnshire, named from Old English clǣg ‘clay’ + pōl ‘pool’. This surname is now rare in Britain.
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