Brief Life History of William
When William Gillespie was born in 1781, in Augusta, Hampshire, Virginia, United States, his father, Samuel Gillespie, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Blake, was 25. He married Mary Mimmick on 30 August 1822, in Alleghany, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 9 July 1855, in Putnam, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 74.
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- William Gillaspie, "United States Census, 1850"
- William Gillaspie, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- William Gillispie, "West Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1854-1932"
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1781
The American Revolution ended with the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown Virginia.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish (Donegal): shortened Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Easbuig, borrowed into Irish as Mac Giolla Easpaig, a patronymic from a personal name meaning ‘servant of the bishop’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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