Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Eaton was born on 17 August 1757, in Sandown, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Ezekiel Eaton, was 26 and his mother, Mary Campbell, was 25. He married Elisabeth George on 13 December 1781, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 2 December 1844, in Greenfield, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 87.
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- Joseph Eaton, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Joseph Eaton in entry for Julitta E Quimby, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
- Joseph Eaton in entry for Betsy E Martin, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New Hampshire is 9th state.
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Eaton or Eton, such as Eaton Socon (Bedfordshire), Eaton (Cheshire), or Eton (Buckinghamshire), named from either Old English ēa ‘river’ or ēg ‘island, low-lying land’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
History: Nathaneal Eaton, born in Coventry, England, c. 1609, came to MA in 1637 and was the first head of Harvard College, in 1638–39.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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