Brief Life History of Levi
When Levi Sherwin was born on 5 June 1776, in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Captain Daniel Ebenezer Sherwin, was 46 and his mother, Susannah Proctor, was 40. He married Hannah Hildreth on 24 April 1800, in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Townsend, Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States for about 20 years. He died in 1840, in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Levi Sherwin, "United States Census, 1820"
- Levi Sherwin, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Marriage record.
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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.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
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 (Staffordshire and Derbyshire): nickname perhaps used to denote a swift runner or a messenger, from Middle English schere(n) ‘(to) shear, cut’ + wind ‘wind’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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