Brief Life History of Moses
When Moses Vail was born about 1755, in New York, United States, his father, Captain Micah Vail, was 26 and his mother, Mary Briggs, was 22. He married Lucy Seeley in 1775, in Danby, Rutland, Republic of Vermont. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died in November 1809, in Danby, Rutland, Vermont, United States, at the age of 55.
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- Moses Vail in entry for Suley Vail, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
- Moses Vail in entry for Seelye Vail, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
- Moses Vail in entry for Seelye Vail, "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State
On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Old French de la veille ‘of the watch, watchman’, with loss of de; compare Wake . There has been some confusion with the topographic name Vale and the nickname Veal .
Scottish: shortened and altered form of McPhail , Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Phàil ‘son of Paul’.
Irish: variant of Veale .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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