Brief Life History of John Ingram McLees
When John Ingram McLees Meek was born on 15 March 1856, in Union, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Meek, was 43 and his mother, Sarah Cutter, was 41. He married Jimella McCormick on 12 October 1880, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Brady Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Gregg Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States for about 40 years. He died on 24 April 1927, in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Allenwood Cemetery, Allenwood, Gregg Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Ingram Bell in household of Jno Mek, "United States Census, 1860"
- John I M L Meeks, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- John Ingram Meek, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a self-effacing person or a gentle and compassionate one, from Middle English meke ‘humble, meek’ (Old Norse mjúkr ‘soft, pliant, gentle’).
Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farms so named in Møre og Romsdal, in Old Norse a compound of mith ‘in the middle’ and vík ‘bay’.
Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a baker, from Middle Dutch micke ‘bread’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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