Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Bicknell was born on 24 July 1745, in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Peter Bicknell, was 39 and his mother, Rachel Smith, was 34. He married Hannah Kent on 14 April 1765, in Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 14 August 1824, in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States.
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- Peter Bicknell, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Peter Bicknell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Peter Bicknell in entry for Hezekiah Bicknell, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Bickenhill in Warwickshire, Bickenhall in Somerset or Bignell in Oxfordshire. The former two are named with the Old English personal name Bicca + Old English hyll ‘hill’, but in the Somerset name the final element alternates with Old English h(e)all ‘hall’. Bignell is named with the Old English personal name Biga + hyll ‘hill’. Compare Bignell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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