Brief Life History of William
When William Greenlaw was born in 1770, in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States, his father, Ebenezer L Greenlaw, was 30 and his mother, Eunice Dunham, was 25.
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1789
Historical Boundaries: 1789: Hancock, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Hancock, Maine, United States
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Greenlaw in Berwickshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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