Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Winn was born in 1744, in Caroline, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Benjamin Jesse Winn, was 44 and her mother, Rachel Ann Tavenor, was 34. She married Lt Thomas Easton Fortson Jr in 1761, in Caroline, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died before 24 January 1824, in Elberton, Elbert, Georgia, United States.
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780
Historical Boundaries: 1780: Wilkes, Georgia, United States 1790: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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 (northern) and Welsh: variant of Wynn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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