When Joseph Eggleston was born on 6 June 1747, in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Ichabod Eggleston, was 30 and his mother, Thankful Hadsall, was 30. He married Elizabeth Robbins on 17 January 1769, in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 6 July 1838, in his hometown, at the age of 91.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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English: habitational name from Eggleston (Durham) or Egglestone (North Yorkshire). The Durham placename is from the Old English personal name Ecgwulf + tūn ‘settlement, farmstead’, whereas the North Yorkshire name is probably from the Old English personal name Ecgel + tūn.
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