Joseph Newton

Male4 March 1759–

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Newton was born on 4 March 1759, in Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Joseph Newton, was 30 and his mother, Experience Drury, was 20.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Newton
1728–1795
Experience Drury
1738–1816
Mary Newton
1757–1822
Joseph Newton
1759–
Rhoda Newton
1761–1852
Mercy Newton
1764–1848
Josiah Newton
1766–1817
John Newton
1768–1810
Ebenezer Newton
1770–1844
Keziah Newton
1773–1829

Sources (5)

  • Joseph Newton, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Joseph Newton, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Joseph Newton, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

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World Events (3)

1776

Age 17

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

Age 17

"""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."""""""

1781 · The First Constitution

Age 22

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.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: habitational name from any of the many places in England and Scotland so named, from Old English nīwe ‘new’ + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’, or Middle English neue ‘new’ + toun ‘settlement, town’. According to Ekwall, this is the commonest English placename. For this reason, the surname has a highly fragmented origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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