Mary Hedge

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Hedge was born on 15 February 1736, in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Elisha Hedge, was 31 and her mother, Martha Johnson, was 33. She died on 26 April 1746, at the age of 10.

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Family Time Line

Elisha Hedge
1705–1789
Martha Johnson
1702–1765
Mrs Martha Robinson
1727–1782
Elisha Hedge
1728–1777
Josiah Hedge
1730–1733
Samuel Hedge
1732–1760
Rev Lemuel Hedge
1734–1777
Mary Hedge
1736–1746
Martha Hedge
1738–1809
Samuel Hodge
1739–

Sources (2)

  • Mary Hedge, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Mary Hedge, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge or enclosure, from Middle English hegge ‘hedge, fence’. In the early Middle Ages, hedges were not merely dividers between fields, but had an important defensive function when planted around a settlement or enclosure.

English: probably also a variant of Hatch , with voicing of the final consonant.

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Hecke .

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

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