Brief Life History of Deborah
When Deborah Doane was born on 14 September 1776, in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, her father, Phineas Doane, was 32 and her mother, Martha Arnold, was 30. She married Cyrus Newton about 1797. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Coventry, Coventry, Chenango, New York, United States in 1855. She died after 1865, in Colesville, Broome, New York, United States.
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- Deborah Newton, "New York State Census, 1865"
- Deborah Doan, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Deborah Newton in entry for Eliza Wasson, "Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990"
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1781 · The First Constitution
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.
1785
DLESEX COUNTY was incorporated by an act of the Legislature passed at the May session, 1785, and at that time consisted of six towns. Of these, Mifldletown, Chatham, Haddam, and East Haddam were taken from the county of Hartford, and Saybrook and Killingworth from New London coun
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubháin ‘descendant of Dubhán’, meaning ‘the little black one’, a common name in the 16th century in southern Ireland, or Ó Damháin ‘descendant of Damhán’ meaning ‘fawn, little stag’, a rare Ulster name. See also Devine .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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