Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Clem was born in 1794, in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, his father, Johann David Clem, was 40 and his mother, Anna Elizabeth Seibert, was 34.
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
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.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
Name Meaning
English (Somerset): from a short form of the personal name Clement or of the female form, Clemence.
Americanized form of German Klemm and German or Dutch Klem: from a short form of the personal name Klemens .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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