When Mary Jane Osborn was born on 18 December 1777, in North Stratford, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, William Osborn, was 39 and her mother, Mary Jackson, was 37. She married Elisha Burr in 1795, in Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1860, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 83.
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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.
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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.
English: variant of Osborne .
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