Brief Life History of Isaac
When Elder Isaac Bridgeman was born on 20 April 1757, in Tolland, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Deacon Isaac Bridgeman II, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Hatch, was 34. He married Theoda Elvira Parks on 14 December 1780, in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 28 August 1815, in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Hanover Center Cemetery, Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Isaac Bridgman, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Isaac Bridgman, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Isaac Bridgman, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
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1771
Oldest grave seen on memorials list.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New Hampshire is 9th state.
Name Meaning
English: topographic or occupational name from Middle English brigge, brugge ‘bridge’ (Old English brycg) + man, denoting either a dweller by or a keeper of a bridge. See Bridge .
In some cases possibly also an Americanized form (translation into English) of German Bruckmann (see Bruckman ).
History: James Bridgeman or Bridgman (1620–76) came to Hartford, CT, from Winchester, Hampshire, England, in 1640.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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