Sinthy Whaley

Female1788–

Brief Life History of Sinthy

Sinthy Whaley was born in 1788, in Iredell, North Carolina, United States.

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    1788 · The First Presidential Election

    Age 0

    The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

    1789

    Age 1

    George Washington elected first president of United States.

    1789 · Becomes 12th State

    Age 1

    On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.

    Name Meaning

    English (northern): habitational name from Whalley (Lancashire) or Whaley in Bolsover (Derbyshire). The Lancashire placename may derive from Old English hwæl ‘hill’ + lēah ‘wood, woodland clearing’. The Derbyshire placename may derive from Old English wall ‘wall’, walh ‘Welshman, foreigner’ (genitive plural wala), or wælla ‘well, spring, stream’ + lēah.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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