Brief Life History of Edmund
When Edmund Tenney was born about 1764, in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Edmund Tenney, was 24 and his mother, Hannah Wood, was 21. He married Nabby Abigail Nelson on 12 November 1805, in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1814, in Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 51.
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- Edmund Tenney, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Edmund Tenney, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Edmund Tenney, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New Hampshire is 9th state.
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.
Name Meaning
English (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire): from the Middle English personal name Tenny, of uncertain origin.
English: in southwestern England, occasionally a variant of Tinney .
History: This name was brought to America in 1638 by Thomas Tenney, a member of a party led by the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers from Rowley, east Yorkshire, England, to found Rowley, MA. Most (probably all) modern American families with this name are descended from him.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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