Meader B. Pinkham

Male1 March 1864–

Brief Life History of Meader B.

When Meader B. Pinkham was born on 1 March 1864, in Lincoln, Penobscot, Maine, United States, his father, James Pinkham Jr., was 39 and his mother, Caroline A. Farrar, was 42.

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Family Time Line

James Pinkham Jr.
1824–1899
Caroline A. Farrar
1822–1912
Nathan Pinkham
1850–1864
Addie A. Pinkham
1854–1914
Sarah C. Pinkham
1856–1936
Susannah Pinkham
1858–1863
Lillia E Pinkham
1860–1918
Meader B. Pinkham
1864–
Frederick E Pinkham
1864–1905

Sources (1)

  • Meader B. Pinkham, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"

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Siblings (7)

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World Events (3)

1865

Age 1

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1865 · The Assassination of a President

Age 1

"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."

1898 · Sinking of USS Maine

Age 34

During the Cuban War for Independence, the USS Maine had been sent to Havana to look out for the interests of the United States. On February 15, 1898, at approximately 21:40, an explosion on USS Maine was caused by roughly 5 long tons of powder. The front of the ship was demolished and the remains quickly sunk to the bottom of the ocean. 260 men lost their lives in the explosion itself, with at least six more dying afterwards from related injuries. The event kicked off an atmosphere of contention that would eventually lead to the Spanish-American War.

Name Meaning

English (Devon): variant of Pincombe, probably a habitational name from a lost farm in Molland, Devon. Pencomb presumably denoted ‘valley with a pen or animal enclosure’ (Old English penn + cumb).

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

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