Brief Life History of James
When James Nesmith was born on 23 May 1764, in Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Benjamin Nesmith, was 29 and his mother, Agnes Gilmore, was 23. He married Nancy GILMORE on 1 September 1795, in Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 4 March 1811, in Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States.
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- James Nesmith, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- James Nesmith, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- James Nesmith, "Find A Grave Index"
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1770
Historical Boundaries: 1770: Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1790: Hancock, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Hancock, Maine, United States 1827: Waldo, Maine, United States
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish (Glasgow): occupational name for a maker of knives, from Middle English knif-smith ‘knife-smith, cutler’ (Old English cnīf + smith).
English: alternatively, an occupational name connected with wheel making, from Middle English nave-smith ‘nave-smith’ (Old English nafu, nafa ‘nave, the central part of a wheel’ + smith).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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