When Col. Franklin Blackman was born on 28 September 1787, in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Ichabod Blackman, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Franklin, was 20. He married Sibyl Beardsley on 28 December 1809, in Sheshequin, Sheshequin Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Wysox Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Sheshequin Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States for about 40 years. He died on 14 August 1880, in Sheshequin, Sheshequin Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Sheshequin Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
Historical Boundaries 1810: Ontario, Pennsylvania, United States 1812: Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
English: from the Middle English personal name Blakman (Old English Blæcmann ‘black’ + ‘man’), which remained fairly common until the 13th century.
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