Brief Life History of Peninah
When Peninah Blanchard was born about 1761, in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States, her father, Ephraim Blanchard, was 36 and her mother, Alice Griffin, was 38. She married Caleb Trueblood I on 16 October 1785, in Rich Square MM, Northampton, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She died on 13 August 1796, in Pasquotank MM, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 36.
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
North Carolina is the 12th 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
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Pierre, Andre, Marcel, Emile, Monique, Camille, Dominique, Euclide, Germaine, Leonce, Lucien.
French and English (of Norman origin): from the French medieval personal name Blanchard, from an ancient Germanic name composed of the elements blank ‘white, shining’ + hard ‘strong, brave’.
French and English: derivative of Blanc .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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