James Pitt Meredith

Brief Life History of James Pitt

When James Pitt Meredith was born on 27 November 1843, in Llanfabon, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, James Meredith, was 35 and his mother, Mary Owens, was 30. He lived in Fort Benton, Chouteau, Montana, United States for about 20 years and Highwood, Chouteau, Montana, United States in 1910. He died before 12 December 1919, in Carter, Chouteau, Montana, United States, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Chouteau, Montana, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Meredith
1808–1849
Mary Owens
1814–1851
James Pitt Meredith
1843–1919
Mary Meredith
1846–1926

Sources (17)

  • 1860 POSSIBLE CENSUS UTAH TERRITORY: Ephraim Day in household of Thomas Day, "United States Census, 1860"
  • 1843 BIRTH WALES: James Pitt Meredith, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
  • 1919 DEATH MONTANA: James Meredith, "Montana, Chouteau County Records,1876-2011"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1846

Historical Boundaries: 1846: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Nebraska Territory, United States 1861: Dakota Territory, United States 1863: Idaho Territory, United States 1864: Choteau, Idaho Territory, United States 1864: Choteau, Montana Territory, United States 1889: Choteau, Montana, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Welsh: from the personal name Meredydd (Old Welsh Morgetiud, Middle Welsh Maredudd, from a possible British Celtic ethnic name of the type Morgetes + iǖth ‘lord’). Compare Beddow .

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

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James Pitt Meredith's Death

About 12 December 1919, James Pitt Meredith "froze to death in shack north of Carter", according to his death certificate. He was found when others came to see how he was doing after the storm. Jame …

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