Brief Life History of Edmond C
When Edmond C Mears was born on 25 July 1813, in Bristol, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Jeremiah P. Mears, was 22 and his mother, Sarah McMichael, was 22. He married Eliza Jane Fountain on 26 November 1835, in Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Maine, United States in 1870 and Manchester, Kennebec, Maine, United States in 1880. He died on 1 December 1885, at the age of 72, and was buried in Manchester, Kennebec, Maine, United States.
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- Edmund Mears, "United States Census, 1870"
- Edmund Mears, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Edmund Mears, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820
Maine is the 23rd state.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Mear , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: from Ó Meidhir ‘descendant of Meidhir’, a personal name based on meidhir ‘mirth’. Compare Myers .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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