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William Williams

William Williams was born on April 23, 1731, in Lebanon, Connecticut, to Pastor Solomon and Mary (Porter) Williams. He was one of 8 children. His father was the Pastor of the Congregationalist Church in Lebanon and had attended Harvard. He would serve in this position for 50 years. His paternal ancestry can be traced to his Great-Great Grandfather Robert Williams, who was born in Great Yarmouth, England. He came to America in 1637 and eventually settled in Roxbury, Massachuse

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William Williams

William Williams was born on April 23, 1731, in Lebanon, Connecticut, to Pastor Solomon and Mary (Porter) Williams. He was one of 8 children. His father was the Pastor of the Congregationalist Church in Lebanon and had attended Harvard. He would serve in this position for 50 years. His paternal ancestry can be traced to his Great-Great Grandfather Robert Williams, who was born in Great Yarmouth, England. He came to America in 1637 and eventually settled in Roxbury, Massachuse

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Betsy Ross House, also known as the American Flag House In 1637, during the Pequot War, an allied Puritan and Mohegan force under English Captain John Mason attacked a Pequot village in Connecticut, burning or massacring some 500 Native American women, men, and children. In 1647, Alse Young became the first person executed as a witch in the American colonies when she was hanged in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1647, Massachusetts banned priests from entering the colony. In 1736,

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"If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions." Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States of America, Address at the Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Roger Sherman

Roger Sherman was born on April 19, 1721, in Newport, Massachusetts, to William and Mehetabel Sherman. He was the third of seven children and the 2nd oldest son. His family ancestry can be traced back to a man named Thomas Sherman of Diss in southern Norfolk, England. This family owned lands in Yaxlee, Suffolk County, and Dedham, Essex. Another ancestor, Henry Sherman, was an apprentice to a shearman who made woolen cloth. Seven generations later, John Sherman settled in New

Memorial Day

On behalf of Katella’s History Adventures, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all our service members, past and present, who have fought to ensure freedom for this country and all people around the world. Memorial Day began after the Civil War to honor those who died in that horrible conflict. In the beginning, it was known as Remembrance Day, and no one is sure which state it first occurred in, but in 1966, President Johnson declared Waterloo, NY, the birthplace of th

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Former Ohio congressman Clement L. Vallandigham In 1721, John Copson became America’s first insurance agent. In 1738, a treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ended the Conojocular War through the settlement of a boundary dispute and the exchange of prisoners. In 1776, Washington was in Philadelphia, attending the Continental Congress for a second consecutive day. He confers with the delegates as a whole about how to meet the growing British military threat, particularly in

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