Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Magaw was born on 15 February 1778, in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, her father, William James Magaw or McGaw, was 28 and her mother, Mary Patterson, was 20. She had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with James Boyce. She died on 29 June 1834, at the age of 56.
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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.
1788 · South Carolina becomes the 8th state in the Union
On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratifies the Constitution of the United States making it the 8th State of the Union.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
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Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Ádhaimh (see McCaw ). This form of the surname is very rare in Britain and Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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