Edward Broughton was born in 1745, in South Carolina, United States. He married Elizabeth Ragan about 1764, in Sumter, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Claremont, Sumter, South Carolina, United States in 1800 and Clarendon, South Carolina, United States in 1810. He died in 1817, in Monroe, Alabama, United States, at the age of 72.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
On June 28, 1776, the Battle of Sullivan's Island takes place on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Since it is so close to Charelston, the battle is sometimes referred to as the First Siege of Charleston. This is the first time that the Americans had a victory against a land and sea attack by the British.
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.
English: habitational name from any of the many places in all parts of England called Broughton. The first element is variously Old English brōc ‘brook’, burg ‘fortress’, or beorg ‘hill, mound’; the second is in all cases Old English tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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