Brief Life History of Charlotte
Charlotte Guyer was born in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States as the daughter of Stephen Guyer and Rebecca Burr. She married Thomas Cable on 6 September 1786, in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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- Thomas Cable Jr & Charlotte Guyer in Early Connecticut Marriages Book 3
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1788
Date of Statehood: February 6, 1788, the fifth State
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 (London, of Norman origin): occupational name from Old French guyour ‘guide’ (see Guy 2).
Americanized form of German Geyer .
Swiss German: from a shortening of the expression gut Jahr (‘good year’) which as a greeting in rural Switzerland meant ‘I wish you a good harvest this year’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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