When Thomas Shannon Jr was born in 1776, in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States, his father, Captain Thomas Shannon, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Taylor, was 31. He married Sicily Caroline Mobely about 1810. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Chester, South Carolina, United States in 1830. He registered for military service in 1812. He died in 1865, in Chambers, Alabama, United States, at the age of 89.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
On June 28, 1776, the Battle of Sullivan's Island takes place on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Since it is so close to Charelston, the battle is sometimes referred to as the First Siege of Charleston. This is the first time that the Americans had a victory against a land and sea attack by the British.
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.
Irish:
shortened form of Shanahan .
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Seanáin ‘descendant of Seanán’, a personal name based on a pet form of seán ‘old’. This Irish surname became established in Scotland in the 14th century.
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