When Marah Spelman was born on 18 August 1736, in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, her father, Thomas Spelman, was 24 and her mother, Sarah Hickox, was 20. She married Ephriam Pelton Sr. on 25 April 1754, in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 16 September 1831, in South Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Alburg, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
DLESEX COUNTY was incorporated by an act of the Legislature passed at the May session, 1785, and at that time consisted of six towns. Of these, Mifldletown, Chatham, Haddam, and East Haddam were taken from the county of Hartford, and Saybrook and Killingworth from New London coun
English and Irish (Galway): variant of Spellman and Spillman .
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