When Andrew Cowell, Sr. was born in 1778, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, his father, Christian Cowell Jr., was 48 and his mother, Mary Hufty, was 43. He married Elizabeth Yanger in 1794, in Greene, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He died in 1828, in Morgan Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Greene, Pennsylvania, United States.
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"Sometimes referred to as the ""forgotten victory"", the Battle of Springfield was one of the last major battles fought in the north during the Revolutionary War. The British defeat effectively ended their ambitions to reclaim New Jersey. Washington praised the New Jersey Militia for their universal effort and great spirit"
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.
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Irish and Manx: shortened form of McCawell, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil ‘son of Cathmhaol’ (literally ‘battle chief’). Compare Caulfield . Alternatively, a shortened form of Gaelic Mac (Giolla) Comhghaill ‘son of (the devotee of) Saint Comhghal’. Compare Cool .
Irish: shortened form of McCool .
English: habitational name from any of the places in Lancashire and Gloucestershire called Cowhill, from Old English cū ‘cow’ + hyll ‘hill’, or from Cowleigh Park in Worcestershire. The modern pronunciation rhymes with trowell.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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