Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Ambler was born on 19 December 1732, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Joseph Ambler II, was 41 and her mother, Ann Williams, was 34. She married Thomas Shoemaker on 11 December 1757, in Gwynedd Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 14 May 1796, in Montgomeryville, Montgomery Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 63.
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- Mary Ambler, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Mary Ambler, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Shoemaker Mary in entry for Hannah Iredell, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
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 (Yorkshire):
(of Norman origin): occupational name from Middle English amayler, amelour (Old French esmailleur) ‘enameller’, with intrusive b to give a(u)mbelour.
perhaps an occupational name from a shortened form of an unrecorded Middle English amblerer ‘dealer in amblers or saddle horses’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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