Brief Life History of Elisha Wade
When Elisha Wade Waite was born on 27 April 1797, in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Richard L. Waite, was 25 and his mother, Mary Wade, was 23. He married Lydia Parsons on 16 January 1829. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Dover Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. He died on 16 December 1873, at the age of 76.
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- Elisha W Waite, "United States Census, 1860"
- Elisha Wade Waite, "Find A Grave Index"
- E W Waite in entry for Lydia P Waite, "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006"
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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.
1805
The Territory of Michigan was organized as an incorporated territory of the United States on June 30, 1805, with Detroit as the territorial capital.
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.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): occupational name for a watchman, either in a town or castle, from Anglo-Norman French waite ‘watchman, member of the watch’ (of ancient Germanic origin; compare Wachter ). In the Middle Ages the town waits typically combined the functions of watchmen and musicians through being trumpeters or pipers. There may also have been some late confusion with White or Wheat .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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