When Christian Welty was born in 1738, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Christian Welty, was 50 and his mother, Elizabeth Neff, was 21. He married Elizabeth Keedy in 1765. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. He died on 14 October 1796, in Washington, Maryland, United States, at the age of 58.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Historical Boundaries: 1776: Washington, Maryland, United States
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Swiss German: from a pet form of the personal name Walther (see Walter ).
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