Brief Life History of Jeremiah O
When Major Jeremiah O Pearson was born in 1777, in Newberry, South Carolina, United States, his father, John Pearson, was 49 and his mother, Sarah Hall Pearson, was 41. He married Mary Ann "Polly" McClendon about 1804, in Greene, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. He lived in Jasper, Georgia, United States for about 20 years. He died on 4 March 1855, in Monticello, Jasper, Georgia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Monticello, Jasper, Georgia, United States.
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- Jeremiah Pearson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jeremiah Pearson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Jeremiah Pearson in entry for Mary Lawshe, "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000"
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1778 · Gerogia Enters Union
Georgia entered the Union and became fourth state on January 2, 1788.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
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: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Per(e) or Piers (see Pear and Pierce ) + son. The surname is also quite common in Ireland, where it has been established for many centuries. Compare Peerson .
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish (Ashkenazic) surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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