Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Pillsbury was born on 20 January 1744, in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Daniel Pillsbury, was 32 and her mother, Sarah Clement, was 28. She married Matthew Pettengill on 28 July 1771, in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 26 March 1835, in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 91.
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- Ruth Pilsbury, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Ruth Pilsbury, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Ruth in entry for Mirram Pettingell, "Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924"
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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."""""""
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Derbyshire, so namedfrom the genitive of the Old English personal name Pīl +burh (dative byrig) ‘fortified place’.
History: William Pillsbury (or Pilsbury) came to MA from England as early as1641, settling first in Dorchester and then in Ipswich. His descendantJohn Sargent Pillsbury (1828–1901), who made the name famous forflour, was a miller and governor of MN.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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