Brief Life History of James McEwen
When James McEwen Lingo was born on 22 August 1780, in Sussex, Delaware, United States, his father, William Lingo Jr., was 27 and his mother, Susannah Welcher McEwen, was 18. He married Sarah Elizabeth Smith on 28 February 1804, in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years and Chariton Township, Randolph, Missouri, United States in 1850. He died on 1 January 1859, in Macon, Macon, Missouri, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Randolph, Missouri, United States.
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- James Lingo, "United States Census, 1830"
- James McEwen Lingo, "Find A Grave Index"
- James Lingo in the U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015
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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.
1787
Delaware was the first state to ratify the federal Constitution -- December 7, 1787, becoming the first state in the Union
1802 · DuPont Gunpowder Mill Established
in 1802, Eleuth�re Ir�n�� du Pont established the DuPont gun mill. It was the largest maker of explosive black powder. It was located along the Brandywine River near Wilmington.
Name Meaning
Most probably an altered form of Scottish Lingoch, ahabitational name from the lands of Lingoch (now Lingo) in Carnbee,Fife.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The Lingo Family
From: George William Wright, The Wright Family; Descendants of the Wryta Family of Bayeux, Normandy, to England in 1066, with Some of the Descendants in America of the Kelvedon Line of Sir John Wright …
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