Simeon Upham

Brief Life History of Simeon

When Simeon Upham was born on 11 May 1757, in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Joseph Upham, was 45 and his mother, Elizabeth Richardson, was 41. He married Miriam Learned on 22 June 1785, in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Dudley, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1820. He died on 26 December 1848, in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Marsh Cemetery, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Simeon Upham
1757–1848
Miriam Learned
1764–1812
Marriage: 22 June 1785
Josiah Upham
1787–1787
Martha Patty Upham
1790–1866
Joseph Upham
1791–1816
Elihu Larned Upham
1793–1868
Josiah A. Upham
1797–1797
Simeon A. Upham
1801–1803
Parley Upham
1803–1854

Sources (16)

  • Simeon Upham, "United States Census, 1820"
  • Simeon Upham, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Simeon Upham, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

English (Devon and Somerset): habitational name from Upham Farm in Farringdon (Devon), Upham in Aldbourne (Wiltshire), or Upham (Hampshire), from Old English upp ‘upper’ + hām ‘village, homestead’ or hamm ‘water meadow’.

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

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