Brief Life History of Isaac
When Isaac Key was born on 14 September 1778, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Key, was 55 and his mother, Elizabeth Smart, was 54. He married Catharine Whisner on 11 October 1804, in Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Highland, Ohio, United States in 1840 and Whiteoak Township, Highland, Ohio, United States in 1850. In 1817, his occupation is listed as farmer in Adams, Ohio, United States. He died on 9 October 1858, in Highland, Montgomery, Ohio, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Whiteoak Township, Highland, Ohio, United States.
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- Isaac "Way" (Kay), "United States Census, 1850"
- Isaac Key, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Isaac Key, "Find A Grave Index"
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1780
Pennsylvania was always against slavery, even though the first settlers, including Penn, came with slaves. Slavery was not prominent in the area.
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.
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, Irish, and German: variant of Kay .
Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Keij, from the personal name Kei(je), possibly a vernacular form of Cornelius , Nicolas or Gerrit (see Gerrits ). Compare De Kay .
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 祁, see Qi 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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