When Hezekiah Hobby was born in 1760, in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Colonel Thomas Hobby, was 37 and his mother, Rebecca Sherwood, was 38. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Elizabeth Mead. He registered for military service in 177. He died on 13 November 1837, in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Connecticut, United States.
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Post office est. July 26, 1775
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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.
English:
from the Middle English personal name Hoby, a shortened form of Hobin. See Hobbins .
occasionally perhaps a nickname from Middle English hobi ‘small species of hawk, or small breed of horse’, probably derived from the personal name in 1 above.
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