Polly Hildreth

Brief Life History of Polly

When Polly Hildreth was born on 16 July 1786, in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, John Hildreth, was 40 and her mother, Elizabeth Farr, was 38. She married Samuel Billings Hubbard on 20 November 1812, in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 21 October 1852, in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Billings Hubbard
1785–1831
Polly Hildreth
1786–1852
Marriage: 20 November 1812
Mary Hubbard
1814–1884
Luna Hubbard
1815–
Samuel Billings Hubbard
1816–1884
Clark Hubbard
1818–1893
Amos Hubbard
1821–1887
Jacob Powers Hubbard
1822–1889
Elizabeth Hubbard
1826–1840

Sources (27)

  • Polly Hubbard, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Polly Hildreth, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Polly Hildreth, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"

World Events (7)

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

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.

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

Name Meaning

English (Durham): of Norman origin, a variant of the male personal name Hildred (ancient Germanic Hild(i)rad, from hild ‘battle’ and rād ‘counsel’).

German: from the ancient Germanic personal name composed of hild ‘fight, battle’ + rāt ‘counsel’.

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

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