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