Brief Life History of Reuben
When Reuben Smead was born in 1788, in Massachusetts, United States, his father, Elihu Smead, was 20 and his mother, Eleanor Cronkite, was 26. He married Lydia Rowley in 1812, in New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died in 1853, in Troy Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 65.
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- Rolley Smead, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
- Rolley Smead in entry for Seth R. Smead, "Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990"
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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.
1791 · Whiskey Rebellion Occurs
The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest against taxes on whiskey by farmers and distillers. People were tarred and feathered. They attacked Bower Hill and headed towards Pittsburgh. The militia was sent in to try and stop it. It finally ended with a repeal of the tax.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English:
occupational name from Middle English smeth(e) ‘smith’, a phonetic variant of Smith 1 that was widespread in medieval England, especially in south-eastern and south-western counties.
topographic, occupational, and habitational name from Middle English smethe ‘smithy, forge’ (Old English smethe), a side form of Smith 2, for someone who lived and worked at a blacksmith's, or who lived in or came from a place so named, such as Smeeth (Kent) or Smeed Farm in Hastingleigh (Kent). Compare the synonymous Smithey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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