David Polley was born on 4 September 1786, in United States. He married Hannah Purdy on 1 January 1811, in Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He died about 1834, in New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 49.
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The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
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English (mainly southeastern): variant of Pooley .
German: variant of Poley .
French (northern): variant of Pollet .
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