When George Hewes was born on 28 June 1765, in Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, British Colonial America, his father, Benjamin Hewes Sr, was 50 and his mother, Elizabeth Hills, was 29. He married Sarah Wilson on 31 January 1793, in Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States in 1765. He died on 13 April 1850, in Londonderry, Windham, Vermont, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Londonderry, Windham, Vermont, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
New Hampshire is 9th state.
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
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