Brief Life History of Orlando Fish
When Orlando Fish Mead was born on 10 January 1823, in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, George Mead, was 31 and his mother, Hannah Whitlock, was 26. He married Lydia Aby Presley on 27 January 1853, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 10 daughters. He registered for military service in 1849. He died on 26 February 1897, in Price, Carbon, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Mead Cemetery, Price, Carbon, Utah, United States.
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- Orlando Mead, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Orlando Fish Mead - Published information: Society membership: birth-name: Orlando Fish Mead
- Orlando Fish Mead in the Members of the Mormon Battalion
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English:
topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English mǣd), or a habitational name from one or more of the many places so named, such as Meads in Harford (Devon).
perhaps from Middle English mede ‘mead, alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water’, possibly denoting one who was fond of the drink or who made or sold mead. Compare Meader .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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