Brief Life History of Joseph
Joseph Weatherby was born in 1781, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States as the son of Whitehead Weatherby and Hannah James. He married Susan Potts on 10 December 1812, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in 1867, in his hometown, at the age of 86.
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- Joseph Weatherby, "Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976"
- Joseph Weatherby, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
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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.
1787 · Second State to Ratify U.S. Constitution
On December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution.
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Yorkshire named Wetherby, from Old Norse vethr ‘wether, castrated ram’ + bý ‘farmstead, village’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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