Brief Life History of Solomon
When Solomon Ashley was born on 25 May 1754, in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Reverend Jonathan Ashley Jr., was 41 and his mother, Dorothy Williams, was 40. He lived in Deerfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1800. He died on 14 January 1823, in Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 68.
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- Solomon Ashley, "United States Census, 1800"
- Solomon Ashley, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Solomon Ashley, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
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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 any of numerous places (especially in southern and central England) named Ashley, from Old English æsc ‘ash’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Americanized form of French Canadian Asselin 2.
In some cases also an Americanized form of German Eschler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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