When Hugh Stewart Geddes was born on 25 July 1859, in Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, William Geddes, was 26 and his mother, Martha Stewart, was 21. He married Martina Anna Peterson on 12 July 1883, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1914. He died on 24 August 1934, in Banida, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States.
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Historical Boundaries 1866: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Oneida, Idaho, United States 1913: Franklin, Idaho, United States
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Scottish: variant of Gaddis , from the lands of Geddes in Nairnshire.
English: possibly a variant of Gedde, a nickname from Middle English gedde ‘pike’ (the fish), with post-medieval excrescent -s. However, the modern surname appears to be entirely Scottish in origin (see 1 above).
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