Brief Life History of Michael
When Michael Seeley was born on 25 January 1737, in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Joseph Seeley, was 40 and his mother, Hannah Peet, was 32. He married Sarah Dibble about 1757, in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He died in 1798, in his hometown, at the age of 61, and was buried in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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- Michael Seeley, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Michael Seeley, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a person with a cheerful disposition, from Middle English seli ‘happy, fortunate’ (Old English sǣlig, from sǣl ‘happiness, good fortune’). The word was also occasionally used as a female personal name during the Middle Ages. The sense ‘pitiable’, which developed into modern English silly, is not attested before the 15th century. See also Selman .
Altered form of German Seele , respelled to preserve the bisyllabic pronunciation of the German name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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