Brief Life History of James
When James Pease was born on 10 April 1788, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Seth Pease, was 24 and his mother, Bathsheba Kent, was 20. He died in 1812, at the age of 24.
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- James Pease, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
Parents and Siblings
1764–1819 Male
1768–1818 Female
Siblings (4)
1786–1871 Female
1788–1812 Male
1790–1823 Male
1793–1870 Male
World Events (3)
1789
Age 1
1789 · The United States Constitution
Age 1
1791 · Whiskey Rebellion Occurs
Age 3
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English pese, pise (Old English peose, pise) ‘pea’. The word was commonly used to denote something small or of little worth, as in the phrase not worth a pese. It may have been used to nickname someone who habitually used the term or who was thought to merit it. It might alternatively have been a name for a pea-seller. Compare Bean .
Americanized form of French Pié (see Pie ), with the addition of excrescent -s, a common feature of Americanized surnames.
History: Robert and John Pease came from Great Baddow, Essex, England, to Salem, MA, in 1634. In 1644 Robert died, leaving a son (also called Robert) who was apprenticed as a weaver in Salem. By 1646 John Pease was living on Martha's Vineyard.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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