Peleg Eldred

Brief Life History of Peleg

When Peleg Eldred was born about 1789, in Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, his father, John Eldred, was 34 and his mother, Mehitable Lawton, was 31. He married Ann Nancy Perry about 1809, in Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 20 April 1860, in Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Peleg Eldred
1789–1860
Ann Nancy Perry
1791–1873
Marriage: about 1809
John E. Eldred
1818–1886

Sources (12)

  • Peleg Eldred, "United States, Census, 1840"
  • Peleg Eldred, "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932"
  • Peleg Eldred, "Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1955"

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World Events (7)

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

1790 · 13th State

On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island becomes the last of the original 13 colonies to become a state.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Aldred . This form of the surname is widespread in eastern England, especially in Essex.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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