Ann Walker

25 May 1706–
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Ann

When Ann Walker was born on 25 May 1706, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Ezekiel Walker, was 27 and her mother, Ruth Cook, was 26. She married William Brown on 7 October 1725, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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William Brown
–
Ann Walker
1706–
Marriage: 7 October 1725

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 October 1725Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (4)

    1776
    Age 70
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1776 · The Declaration to the King
    Age 70
    """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."""""""
    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 94
    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.

    Name Meaning

    English (mainly North and Midlands) and Scottish: occupational name for a fuller, from Middle English walker, Old English wealcere (an agent derivative of wealcan ‘to walk, tread’), ‘one who trampled cloth in a bath of lye or kneaded it, in order to strengthen it’. This was the regular term for the occupation during the Middle Ages in western and northern England. Compare Fuller and Tucker . As a Scottish surname it has also been used as a translation of Gaelic Mac an Fhucadair ‘son of the fuller’. This surname is also very common among African Americans.History: The name was brought to North America from northern England and Scotland independently by many different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Samuel Walker came to Lynn, MA, c. 1630; Philip Walker was in Rehoboth, MA, in or before 1643. The surname was also established in VA before 1650; a Thomas Walker, born in 1715 in King and Queen County, VA, was a physician, soldier, and explorer.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Walcher
    Waker
    Fuller
    Walke
    Walck

    Sources (10)

    • Ann Walker, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
    • Ann Walker, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    • Ann Walker, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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