Peter Cartwright

Brief Life History of Peter

When Peter Cartwright was born about 1770, in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Daniel Cartwright, was 26 and his mother, Mary Weaver, was 22. He married Salome Diman on 2 February 1797, in Bristol, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died before 3 March 1807.

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Peter Cartwright
1770–1807
Salome Diman
1773–1802
Marriage: 2 February 1797
Melvin Cartwright
1798–1798
Seth Foster Cartwright
1799–1832

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    1776

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    "At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""

    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 (Midlands and northern England): occupational name from Middle English cart(e) ‘cart’ + wright(e) ‘craftsman’ (Old English cræt or Old Norse kartr + Old English wyrhta), for a cartwright, a maker of carts.

    Variant of Courtright , a surname of Dutch origin.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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