Brief Life History of Jedediah
When Jedediah Meader was born on 26 December 1775, in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, British Colonial America, his father, Nathaniel Meader, was 34 and his mother, Mary Hanson, was 25. He married Hannah Estes on 28 April 1807. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States for about 10 years. He died on 9 February 1866, at the age of 90.
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- Jedediah Meader, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jedediah Meder, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
- Jedadiah Meader, "United States Census, 1850"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New Hampshire is 9th state.
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: 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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