Brief Life History of Abiram
When Abiram Skeel was born on 20 May 1779, in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Nathan Skeel, was 31 and his mother, Lucy Lydia, was 22. He married Lydia Prentice about 1795, in Baldwinsville, Onondaga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Sterling, Cayuga, New York, United States in 1850. He died on 27 May 1859, in Red Creek, Wayne, New York, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Red Creek, Wayne, New York, United States.
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- Abiram Skeel, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rev Abiram Skeel, "Find A Grave Index"
- Byron Skeel in entry for Samantha A. Lester, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1788
Date of Statehood: February 6, 1788, the fifth State
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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 (Middlesex): nickname for someone who made or sold buckets, from Middle English skele, skeyll ‘wooden bucket’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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