Mary Rodman

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Rodman was born in 1738, in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Samuel Rodman, was 35 and her mother, Mary Willett, was 35.

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Samuel Rodman
1703–1748
Mary Willett
1703–1750
Captain Thomas Rodman
1724–1766
Hannah Rodman
1725–
Anna Rodman
1727–
Charity Rodman
1728–
Samuel Rodman
1730–1732
William Rodman
1732–1762
Elizabeth Rodman
1736–
Mary Rodman
1738–
John Rodman
1740–

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    World Events (3)

    1776

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

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    """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."""""""

    1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence

    Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.

    Name Meaning

    English: occupational name for a thatcher or reed-cutter, from Southwest Middle English rod(e), rud(e) (Old English hrēod) ‘reed’ + -man. Synonymous with Redman 1.

    English: topographic name for someone who lived at a clearing, from Middle English rode (Old English rodu) or Southwest Middle English rude (Old English rȳde) ‘clearing’ + man. See Redman 2.

    Americanized form of German Rodmann: variant of Rodemann (see Rodeman ).

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

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