Brief Life History of Mehitabel
When Mehitabel Pease was born on 8 November 1775, in Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Henry Chandler Pease, was 37 and her mother, Ruth Chapin, was 36. She married Lyman Clinton on 28 February 1796, in Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 7 September 1834, at the age of 58, and was buried in Hope Cemetery, Newark Valley, Tioga, New York, United States.
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- Mehitabel Pease, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Mehetable Clinton, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Mehitable Pease, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English pese, pise (Old English peose, pise) ‘pea’. The word was commonly used to denote something small or of little worth, as in the phrase not worth a pese. It may have been used to nickname someone who habitually used the term or who was thought to merit it. It might alternatively have been a name for a pea-seller. Compare Bean .
Americanized form of French Pié (see Pie ), with the addition of excrescent -s, a common feature of Americanized surnames.
History: Robert and John Pease came from Great Baddow, Essex, England, to Salem, MA, in 1634. In 1644 Robert died, leaving a son (also called Robert) who was apprenticed as a weaver in Salem. By 1646 John Pease was living on Martha's Vineyard.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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