George Meader

Brief Life History of George

When George Meader was born about 1794, in Rumney, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Paul Meader, was 30 and his mother, Deborah Knight, was 29. He died in Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

Paul Meader
1765–1842
Deborah Knight
1766–1853
Elisha Meader
1788–1877
Eunice Meader
1793–1883
George Meader
about 1794–
Abby Meader
1797–
Mary Meader
1804–1832
Abigail Meader
1806–
Lydia Meader
1791–1877
Moses Avery Meder
1802–1890

Sources (1)

  • Legacy NFS Source: George Meader - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: George Meader

World Events (3)

about 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.

1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital

In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English meder ‘maker or seller of mead’. Compare Mead 2.

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

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