Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Pedrick was born on 5 September 1795, in Pedricktown, Oldmans Township, Salem, New Jersey, United States, his father, Robert Pedrick Jr, was 19 and his mother, Rebecca Slide, was 18. He married Abigail Nale on 2 July 1818, in Salem, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Upper Penns Neck Township, Salem, New Jersey, United States in 1850 and Woolwich Township, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States in 1860. He died in 1875, at the age of 80.
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- Benj Pedrick, "United States Census, 1870"
- Benjamin Pederick, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- Benjaman Pedrick in entry for Charles G. Pedrick, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915"
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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.
1804
Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr had been political enemies with intense personal differences for quite some time. Burr accused Hamilton of publicly disparaging his character during the elections of 1800 and 1804. On the morning of July 11, the two politicians went to Weehawken, New Jersey to resolve the disputes with an official duel. Both men were armed with a pistol. Hamilton missed, but Burr's shot fatally wounded Hamilton, who would die by the following day. The duel custom had been outlawed in New York by 1804, resulting in Burr fleeing the state due to an arrest warrant. He would later be accused of treason, but ultimately be acquitted.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
Cornish: from the Cornish personal name Pedrek, a saint's name which is often met in the learned form Petrock. Pedrek is patron saint of Padstow (‘parish of Saint Pethericke alias Padistow’), but examples of the surname are not likely to be derived from the placename.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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