When Zilpha Daggett was born in 1698, in Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, John Daggett, was 36 and her mother, Sarah Pease, was 31. She married Nathaniel Robinson on 18 July 1721, in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 8 March 1792, in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Newell Burying Ground, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
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"""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."""""""
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): perhaps from an Old French personal name Daguet, a pet form of ancient Germanic Dago. Alternatively, from Old French daguet, a diminutive of dague ‘dagger’, for one who wore or threatened to use a dagger. Compare Dagg and Dagger .
History: John Daggett came from England to Watertown, MA, in 1630, and moved to Rehoboth, MA, in 1646. He was one of the original proprietors of Martha's Vineyard in 1642 and by 1651 had settled there permanently.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesNATHANIEL ROBINSON AND ZILPHA DAGGETT Nathanie13 Robinson, son of George Robinson and Elizabeth Guild was born 1 Feb 1692 or 1693, at Rehoboth, Bristol, Mass. Died 1 Aug 1771 at Attleboro, Mass. He m …
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