Brief Life History of Rachael
When Rachael Stidham was born in 1796, in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States, her father, John Stidham, was 29 and her mother, Abigail Springer, was 32. She married William Meredith about 1820, in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Legacy NFS Source: Rachael Stidham - death:
- Rachel Meredith in entry for Peter C Frazer, "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974"
- Rachel Meredith in entry for Peter C Frazer, "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974"
Spouse and Children
1792– Male
1796– Female
Children (1)
1834–1912 Female
Parents and Siblings
1767–1839 Male
1764–1840 Female
Siblings (7)
1792– Female
1794– Female
1796– Female
1798–1839 Female
1799–1839 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 4
1802 · DuPont Gunpowder Mill Established
Age 6
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 34
Name Meaning
Americanized form, via Stedham , of an unidentified Scandinavian or perhaps Dutch surname recorded in DE in the 17th century as Stiddem. Possible Dutch source is Van Stedum, a habitational name from Stedum, a village near Loppersum in the province of Groningen, named with plural dative from stad, denoting a place or country estate (with specific rights). Compare Stidam .
Possibly also an altered form of English Stedham .
History: The progenitor of (the majority of) the Stidhams was Timon Stidham, the pioneer physician in New Sweden (today DE), who arrived from Sweden in 1638 for the first time, and again in 1654, when he settled in Fort Christina (later Willmington, DE). His original surname was recorded as Stiddem, the form not found in Scandinavia or elsewhere in Europe.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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