Brief Life History of Levi
When Levi Trowbridge was born on 4 September 1779, in Village of Oxford, Oxford, Chenango, New York, United States, his father, William "Billy" Trowbridge, was 30 and his mother, Rhoda Beardsley, was 21. He married Abigail Smith on 26 February 1805. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Ovid, Seneca, New York, United States in 1810 and Covert, Seneca, New York, United States in 1820. He registered for military service in 1812. He died on 28 September 1846, in Le Roy, McLean, Illinois, United States, at the age of 67.
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- Levey Trobridge, "United States Census, 1820"
- Levy E Trobridge, "United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815"
- Levey Trobridge, "United States Census, 1810"
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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.
1793
Established in 1793.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
Name Meaning
English (Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire): habitational name from Trowbridge in Wiltshire, named from Old English trēow ‘tree’ + brycg ‘bridge’; the name probably referred to a felled trunk serving as a rough-and-ready bridge.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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