Brief Life History of Abigail
When Abigail Marsh was born before 8 November 1772, in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joseph Marsh, was 30 and her mother, Rebecca Puffer, was 27. She married William Hawks on 9 November 1794. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 17 March 1842.
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- Abigail Marsh, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Abegail Hawks in entry for Esther Wright, "Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961"
- Abigail Hawks in entry for Esther Wright, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
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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."""""""
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived by or in a marsh or fen, Middle English mersch (Old English mersc), or a habitational name from any of various minor places called with this word, for example in Yorkshire, Shropshire and Buckinghamshire.
Americanized form of German Marsch .
Americanized form of Slovenian Marš: unexplained. Compare Mars 7.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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