Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Eldridge III was born on 19 January 1766, in Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Capt. William Eldridge, was 42 and his mother, Anne Jones, was 33. He married Susan H Massenburg on 21 August 1790, in Sussex, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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- Thomas Eldridge, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
- Thomas Eldridge, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Thomas Eldridge, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
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1775
"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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 (southeastern): from the Middle English personal name Elrich or Eldrich, variants of Alrich and Aldrich, representing any one of three Old English personal names, Æthelrīc, Ælfrīc, and Ealdrīc, formed respectively from æthel- ‘noble’, ælf ‘elf, sprite’, and (e)ald ‘old, honored’ + rīc ‘ruler’ (see Aldridge ). The name might also be a variant of Eldrett, a variant of Aldred , which often occurs in Middle English as Aldret and Eldret, and might have been associated with Eldridge as a result of surname confusion.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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