Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Biddle was born on 12 January 1781, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Colonel Clement Biddle, was 40 and her mother, Rebekah Cornell, was 25. She married Thomas Cadwalader on 25 June 1804, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. She died on 13 March 1850, in her hometown, at the age of 69, and was buried in Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Mary Biddel, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Mary Biddle, "Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976"
- Mary Cadwalader, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"
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World Events (8)
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1787 · Second State to Ratify U.S. Constitution
On December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution.
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.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Beadle .
Americanized form of German Bittel or its variant Büttel, which is the standard form today.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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