When James Deweese was born on 9 August 1778, in Mispillion Hundred, Kent, Delaware, United States, his father, Rev. Joshua DeWeese, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth New, was 32. He married Elizabeth Whitlock on 13 January 1799, in Monongalia, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 3 June 1852, in Franklin Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Lenox Cemetery, Franklin Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States.
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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.
Delaware was the first state to ratify the federal Constitution -- December 7, 1787, becoming the first state in the Union
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.
Flemish: nickname or relation name from Middle Dutch weese ‘orphan’ + the definite article de.
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