Caleb Gardner

Male16 February 1732–

Brief Life History of Caleb

When Caleb Gardner was born on 16 February 1732, in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Addington Gardner, was 36 and his mother, Mary Allen, was 34.

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Family Time Line

Addington Gardner
1696–1754
Mary Allen
1697–1789
Peter Gardner
1720–
Joshua Gardner
1724–
Addington Gardner
1725–
Mary Gardner
1728–1800
James Gardner
1730–
Caleb Gardner
1732–
Peter Gardner
1735–
Elizabeth Gardner
1737–1768
Aaron Gardner
1740–1741
Capt. Aaron Gardner
1741–1815

Sources (5)

  • Caleb Gardner, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Caleb Gardner, "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
  • Caleb Gardner, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

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World Events (6)

1776

Age 44

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

1776 · The Declaration to the King

Age 44

"""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."""""""

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

Age 62

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: occupational name from Middle English gardener ‘gardener’, Old French gardinier, jardinier.

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Gärtner or Gartner and French Desjardins .

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

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