Brief Life History of Rachael
Rachael Shoemaker was born on 1 January 1780, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States as the daughter of Lenior Shoemaker and Nancy McGraw. She married John Coffman on 7 April 1801. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. She died in 1843, in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.
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- Rachel Shomaker, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Rachel Shoemaker in entry for John Coffman, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
- Rachel Shoemaker in entry for John Coffman, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
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1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
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
Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Schoemaker , German and Jewish Schumacher , Slovenian Šuštar (see Sustar ) or Greek Papoutsis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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