William Fletcher

Brief Life History of William

When William Fletcher was born about 1767, in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, William Fletcher II, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Parritt, was 28. He married Thankful Nichols about 1792, in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died in November 1800, in Maine, United States, at the age of 34.

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William Fletcher
1767–1800
Thankful Nichols
1771–1849
Marriage: about 1792
George Fletcher
1793–
Dorcas Fletcher
1794–1868
William Fletcher
1799–1878

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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."""""""

    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.

    Name Meaning

    English: occupational name for an arrowsmith, from Middle English fleccher, Old French flechier, flecher ‘fletcher’, for someone who made or sold arrows for bows. This surname has sometimes been confused with Flesher .

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

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