Brief Life History of Caley
When Caley Tillery was born about 1780, in Richmond County, Virginia, United States, her father, Epaphroditus Tillery, was 33 and her mother, Violet Viley Conway, was 35. She had at least 1 daughter with Motley.
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1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
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.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Upper Tillyrie in Orwell (Kinross-shire). The placename derives from former royal land named in Gaelic tulach ‘hillock’ + rìgh ‘king’ (or possibly ruighe ‘slope’). The name is also scattered in England from the 17th century onward.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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