Brief Life History of Abraham
When Abraham Whitson was born about 1781, in Jericho, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States, his father, Henry Whitson, was 37 and his mother, Clementine Underhill, was 36. He married Mary Jackson on 1 February 1804, in Bedelltown, Oyster Bay Town, Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Newtown, Queens, New York, United States in 1850. He died on 5 August 1857, at the age of 77.
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- Abraham Whitson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Abraham Whitson - Published information: birth-name: Abraham Whitson
- Abraham Whitson, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
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.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish (Midlothian): from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Whiteson, literally ‘white son’ or perhaps ‘son of someone named White ’. Occasionally, a variant of Whiston .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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