Brief Life History of Diana
When Diana Daggett was born about 1780, in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Benjamin Daggett, was 39 and her mother, Elizabeth Hathaway, was 37. She married Nathaniel Winslow Beverage on 17 January 1802, in North Haven, Knox, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Camden, Waldo, Maine, United States in 1850. She died on 22 February 1855, in Camden, Knox, Maine, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Camden, Knox, Maine, United States.
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- Deana Beverage in household of Nathaniel Beverage, "United States Census, 1850"
- Diana Daggett, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Diana Daggett, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
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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.
1791
Historical Boundaries: 1791: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Lincoln, Maine, United States 1827: Waldo, Maine, United States 1860: Knox, Maine, United States
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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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