When Lydia Ordway was born on 9 June 1731, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joseph Ordway, was 23 and her mother, Mehitable Burbank, was 19. She married Lt Jacob Straw about 1759, in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 5 November 1815, in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Contoocook, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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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.
English: from the Middle English personal name Ordwy, Ordwic (from Old English Ordwīg, composed of the elements ord ‘point, spear’ + wīg ‘war’).
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