Brief Life History of Selah
When Selah Wilcox was born on 23 January 1780, in Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, Daniel Wilcox, was 32 and his mother, Mary Redfield, was 19. He married Sarah Maria Williams on 27 January 1822, in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 5 August 1842, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.
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- Selah Willcox, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Selah Willcox, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Selah Willcox, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
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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.
1785
DLESEX COUNTY was incorporated by an act of the Legislature passed at the May session, 1785, and at that time consisted of six towns. Of these, Mifldletown, Chatham, Haddam, and East Haddam were taken from the county of Hartford, and Saybrook and Killingworth from New London coun
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 (Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Flintshire): variant of Wilcock , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is based on the pronunciation.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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