When Lucretia Sledge was born on 12 January 1776, in Warren, North Carolina, United States, her father, Daniel Sledge, was 46 and her mother, Winnefred Ishom House, was 41. She married Abraham Clanton in Warren, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters.
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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.
On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
English: nickname perhaps for someone who made, sold, or used sledgehammers, from Middle English slegge, slegg ‘sledge hammer’ (Old English slecg).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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