Brief Life History of Sylvia
When Sylvia Arnold was born on 24 November 1777, in New York, United States, her father, Jacob Arnold, was 45 and her mother, Susanna Ballou, was 38. She married David Morgan about 1800. She died on 29 July 1851, in Crawfordsville, Union Township, Montgomery, Indiana, United States, at the age of 73.
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- Sylvia Arnold Winter, "Find A Grave Index"
- Silva Winters in entry for Alexander Crawford, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Arnold in entry for William Henry Winter, "California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935"
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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.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, German, Dutch, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian, and Slovenian: from the ancient Germanic personal name Arnwald (Middle English Arnold, Old French Arnaut), composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + wald ‘rule, power’. This name was introduced to Britain by the Normans.
English: habitational name from either of two places called Arnold in Nottinghamshire and East Yorkshire, from Old English earn ‘eagle’ + halh ‘nook’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the German personal name (see 1 above), at least in part on account of its resemblance to the Jewish name Aaron .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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