Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Eldredge Jr was born on 1 December 1812, in Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Samuel Eldredge, was 36 and his mother, Sally Mathews, was 31. He married Lucy E Dunham on 8 November 1834, in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 12 December 1880, in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Samuel Elderedge, "United States Census, 1860"
- Samuel Eldridge, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Samuel Eldredge, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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.
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English (London): variant of Eldridge .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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