Brief Life History of William
When William Sheafe was born in 1758, in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colonial America, his father, Hon. Jacob Sheafe, was 43 and his mother, Hannah Seavey, was 40. He married Mary Ann Wentworth on 18 December 1786, in New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He died in 1839, at the age of 81, and was buried in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.
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- William Sheaf, "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904"
- William Sheafe, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- William Sheafe, "Find a Grave Index"
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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 (Kent): from Middle English shefe ‘sheaf, bundle’ (Old English scēaf), hence possibly a nickname for a harvest worker, or for someone who paid or collected tithes, from the same term in the sense ‘tenth’ (or other proportion of produce paid as a tithe).
History: Jacob Sheafe (died 1658) was one of the founds of Boston MA. He is buried in the King's Chapel Burying Ground there.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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