Brief Life History of Henry
When Capt. Henry Learned was born on 13 April 1745, in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States, his father, Samuel Learned, was 26 and his mother, Rachel Green, was 25. He married Sarah Merrill on 16 March 1786, in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 27 October 1807, in Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
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- Henry Learned, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Henry, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
- Henry in entry for Henry Learned, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""
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.
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Altered form of English Leonard . An intermediate stage in this change is Learnard . Compare Larned .
History: William Learned was admitted to the First Church in Charlestown, MA, in 1632, and in 1640 was one of the first settlers of Woburn, MA. One of his better known descendants, Ebenezer, a revolutionary war officer, was born at Oxford, MA, in 1728.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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