Rachael Weed

Femaleabout 1710–

Brief Life History of Rachael

When Rachael Weed was born about 1710, in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Abraham Weed Sr., was 31 and her mother, Susanna Bell, was 25.

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Abraham Weed Sr.
1680–1711
Susanna Bell
1686–1756
Abraham Weed Jr.
1707–1757
Rachael Weed
1710–
Susanna Weed
1709–1760
Ruth Weed
1709–1773

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    1775

    Age 65

    Post office est. July 26, 1775

    1776

    Age 66

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    Age 66

    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

    Name Meaning

    English: nickname for an irascible person, from Middle English wed(e) ‘mad, crazy’. The name is also possibly from the Middle English noun wede in one of its senses, ‘weed’ or ‘garment, habit’.

    Americanized form of Dutch Weeda .

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

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