Brief Life History of Jemima
When Jemima Loomis was born on 24 September 1779, in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Colonel Luther Loomis, was 25 and her mother, Jemima Brownson, was 18. She married Col. Thaddeus Leavitt Jr. on 1 January 1801, in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 10 April 1846, in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Old Center Cemetery, Suffield Depot, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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- Jemima Loomis, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Jemina Loomis, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
- Jemima Loomis Leavitt, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
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: habitational name from a lost place near Bury inLancashire, recorded in the Middle Ages as Lumhalghs, andapparently named with the Old English elements lumm ‘pool’ +halh ‘nook, recess’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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