Brief Life History of William
When William Sanborn was born on 12 November 1793, in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, John Dearborn Sanborn, was 52 and his mother, Anne Sanborn, was 11790. He married Sally Leavitt on 7 March 1816, in Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Chester, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. He died on 27 February 1862, in Atwater, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 68.
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- William Sanburn, "United States Census, 1860"
- William Sanborn, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- William Sanborn in entry for Moses L. Sanborn and Sarah J. French, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name probably from Sambourne in Warminster or Sambourn in Minety (both Wiltshire), but perhaps also from Sambourne (Warwickshire). The placenames all derive from Old English sand ‘sand’ + burna ‘spring, stream’. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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