Brief Life History of Edson Veloren
When Edson Veloren Peck was born on 28 January 1828, in Vermont, United States, his father, William Peck, was 44 and his mother, Chloe Eastman, was 38. He married Jane Leamon on 1 May 1854, in Franklin, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Kosciusko, Indiana, United States in 1900. He died on 6 August 1902, in Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States.
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- Edson Peck in household of William Peck, "United States Census, 1850"
- Edson V Peek, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Edson V. Peck, "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Speake , with loss of initial S- (or perhaps vice versa).
English: variant of Peak .
English: perhaps occasionally a variant of Petch , itself a variant of Peach .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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