Brief Life History of Peggy
When Peggy Daggett was born about 1751, in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Benjamin Daggett, was 51 and her mother, Margery Holmes, was 41. She had at least 5 sons and 1 daughter with Robert Athearn.
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- Peggey Dagget, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Peggy in entry for John Athern, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Peggy in entry for Thomas Athern, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
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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."""
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): perhaps from an Old French personal name Daguet, a pet form of ancient Germanic Dago. Alternatively, from Old French daguet, a diminutive of dague ‘dagger’, for one who wore or threatened to use a dagger. Compare Dagg and Dagger .
History: John Daggett came from England to Watertown, MA, in 1630, and moved to Rehoboth, MA, in 1646. He was one of the original proprietors of Martha's Vineyard in 1642 and by 1651 had settled there permanently.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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