Brief Life History of Seth
When Seth Pease was born on 9 January 1764, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Joseph Pease, was 35 and his mother, Mindwell King, was 30. He married Bathsheba Kent on 25 December 1785, in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 1 September 1819, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 55.
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Sources (12)
- Seth Pease, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915"
- Seth Pease in entry for Betsey Pease, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Mr Seth Pease, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
Spouse and Children
1764–1819 Male
1768–1818 Female
Children (4)
1786–1871 Female
1788–1812 Male
1790–1823 Male
1793–1870 Male
Parents and Siblings
1728–1794 Male
1733–1831 Female
Siblings (11)
1757–1791 Male
1759–1809 Male
1760–1843 Male
1762–1837 Male
1764–1819 Male
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World Events (8)
1776
Age 12
1776
Age 12
1780
Age 16
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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https://case.edu/ech/articles/p/pease-seth
PEASE, SETH (9 Jan. 1764-12 Sept. 1819), early surveyor in the WESTERN RESERVE, was born in Suffield, Conn. to Joseph and Mindwell Pease. He first came to the Western Reserve as an astronomer and surv …
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