Brief Life History of Hugh
When Hugh Gaston was born on 12 March 1751, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Justice John Gaston, was 47 and his mother, Esther Waugh, was 36. He married Martha McClure on 14 May 1776, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Wilcox, Alabama, United States for about 4 years. He died on 13 June 1836, in Gastonburg, Wilcox, Alabama, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Gastonburg, Wilcox, Alabama, United States.
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- Hugh Sr Gaston, "United States Census, 1830"
- Legacy NFS Source: Hugh Gaston - birth:
- Hugh Gaston, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
On June 28, 1776, the Battle of Sullivan's Island takes place on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Since it is so close to Charelston, the battle is sometimes referred to as the First Siege of Charleston. This is the first time that the Americans had a victory against a land and sea attack by the British.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Gasto, derived from gast ‘guest, foreigner’, earlier ‘foreign warrior’. This surname is also found in England and Ireland, where it is probably a Huguenot importation. Compare Guest .
English (Sussex): variant of Gasson 1.
English: in Gloucestershire, a variant of Garston , a topographic name or metonymic occupational name denoting someone who lived by or worked in a paddock.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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