When George High was born in 1752, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Johann Hoch, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Haymaker, was 24. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Mary Boncratz. He died in 1833, in Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 81.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Historical Boundaries: 1789: Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
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.
English:
nickname for a tall man, from Middle English heigh, hey, high ‘high, tall’ (Old English hēah). Compare Hay 3.
topographic name for someone who lived ‘(on the) height or hill’, from Middle English heigh ‘height, hilltop’ (Old English hēah). Compare Hight .
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