Artemus Washburn

Male16 October 1767–23 September 1792

Brief Life History of Artemus

When Artemus Washburn was born on 16 October 1767, in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Lt. Ebenezer Washburn, was 11764 and his mother, Dorothy Newhall, was 27. He died on 23 September 1792, in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 24.

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Family Time Line

Lt. Ebenezer Washburn
1734–1795
Dorothy Newhall
1740–1807
Susanna Washburn
1759–1771
Susannah Washburn
1759–1812
Lydia Washburn
1765–1814
Artemus Washburn
1767–1792
Dolley Washburn
1770–1835
Rev Ebenezer Washburn
1772–1857
Cyrus W. Washburn
1774–1860
Clarissa Washburn
1777–1848
Hannah Washburn
1779–1781

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    1776

    Age 9

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

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    Age 9

    """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."""""""

    1781 · The First Constitution

    Age 14

    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.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Great and Little Washbourne (Gloucestershire), or Washbourne in Halwell (Devon). The Gloucestershire placename derives from Old English wæsse (genitive wæssan) ‘wet place, swamp, marsh’ + burna ‘spring, stream’. The Devon placename derives from Old English wæsce ‘place for washing’ + burna.

    History: John Washburn came to MA in 1626 and settled in Duxbury, MA, in 1632.

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

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