Brief Life History of Joshua
When Joshua McCawley was born in 1784, in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, his father, James G. McCawley Sr., was 47 and his mother, Sarah Gilmore, was 47. He married Mary Phariss on 13 February 1806, in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Jeffersontown, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States in 1820. He died in June 1828, in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 44.
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- Joshua McCawley, "United States Census, 1820"
- Legacy NFS Source: Joshua McCawley - Church record: birth-name: Joshua McCawley
- Joshua M'Cawley, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1792 · Becomes the 15th State
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains
1797
Historical Boundaries - 1797: Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of McCauley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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