When Lot Preston was born on 27 September 1794, in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, David Preston Sr, was 36 and his mother, Cynthia Sprague, was 38. He married Sally Clark on 3 January 1816, in Vienna, Trumbull, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 7 September 1847, in Tallmadge, Summit, Ohio, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Tallmadge, Summit, Ohio, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
"In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname ""The Brass City."" Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin."
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
English:
habitational name from one of the many places (most notably one in Lancashire) so called from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
occasionally from Middle English prest + son ‘son of the priest’. Priests were forbidden marriage but many produced illegitimate offspring.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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