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