Jesse Roddy

about 1812–about 1852 (Age 40)
Bradley, Tennessee, United States

The Life Summary of Jesse

When Jesse Roddy was born about 1812, in Bradley, Tennessee, United States, his father, Jesse Roddye, was 37 and his mother, Jane 'Jenny' Mahaffe, was 34. He married Susan Lea in 1834, in Bradley, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He registered for military service in 1812. He died about 1852, in Rhea, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 40.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Roddy
1812–1852
Susan Lea
1816–
Marriage: 1834
Claude Roddy
1823–
James Lee Roddy
1837–1916
Lydia Ann Roddy
1840–1929
Thomas A Roddy
1843–1905
John Roddy
1845–
Jane Elizabeth Roddy
1846–1892
Margaret Roddy
1850–

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World Events (8)

1812
Age 0
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Age 0
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 13
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

(1997: 2427;2007: 5202; 2010: 7127)Irish:of Galway origin, a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Rodaigh ‘descendant of Rodach’, a personal name based on rod ‘spirited, lively, strong’. Forms with vowel e derive from a variant, Ó Roidigh. Compare Redding .

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

Possible Related Names

Reddington
Redican
Reddy
Redding
Roddey

Sources (11)

  • Jesse Reddy, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Jesse Roddye, "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950"
  • Jesse Roddy in entry for James Roddy, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

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