Brief Life History of Martin
When Martin Parris was born about 1761, in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Benjamin Parris, was 31 and his mother, Melicent Keith, was 32. He married Julia Drew on 3 July 1794, in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 15 November 1839, in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 79.
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- Martin Parris, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Martin Parris, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Martin Parris, "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."""""""
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Paris .
French: rare variant of Paris and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.
History: Samuel Parris, of Salem witchcraft fame, was a clergyman born in London and came to Boston, MA, in or before 1674. He had five children from two marriages and lived out his years in Sudbury, MA. — This surname (see 2 above) is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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