Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Ashley was born on 24 January 1763, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Moses Ashley, was 59 and her mother, Sarah Taylor, was 41. She married Mark Eames on 15 June 1786, in Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She lived in Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1850.
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- Anna Eames in household of Alvah Eames, "United States Census, 1850"
- Anne Ashly, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Anne Ashley, "Massachusetts, Church Records, 1630-1943"
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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."""""""
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places (especially in southern and central England) named Ashley, from Old English æsc ‘ash’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Americanized form of French Canadian Asselin 2.
In some cases also an Americanized form of German Eschler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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