Brief Life History of Jesse
When Jesse Wade was born on 23 March 1811, in Clark, Kentucky, United States, his father, John Wade Sr, was 22 and his mother, Polly King, was 22. He married Lucinda Wills on 10 June 1841, in Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 24 October 1860, in Nicholas, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Carlisle, Nicholas, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Jesse Wade, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Jesse Wade - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Jesse Wade
- Jesse, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
Spouse and Children
1811–1860 Male
1820–1878 Female
Children (12)
1843–1862 Male
1845–1929 Male
1847–1931 Male
1849–1933 Male
1851–1930 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1790–1853 Male
1790– Female
Siblings (4)
1811–1860 Male
1817– Male
1819–1903 Male
1821–1892 Male
World Events (6)
1812
Age 1
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
Age 1
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 14
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Wade (Old English Wada or, via Norman French, from ancient Germanic Wado, of unclear origin but possibly related to Old English wadan ‘to go’).
English: topographic name from Middle English wade ‘ford’ (Old English (ge)wæd ‘ford, especially a tidal crossing’) for someone who lived by a ford, or a habitational name from a place so called, such as Wade Hall in North Cove (Suffolk).
Irish: shortened and altered from Mac Uaid, see McQuaid .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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