Brief Life History of Simeon
When Simeon Andrews was born on 16 September 1798, in Buxton, York, Maine, United States, his father, William M. Andrews, was 46 and his mother, Martha Goodwin, was 37. He married Betsey Bradbury on 27 November 1826, in Buxton, York, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Berwick, York, Maine, United States in 1820 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1852. He died on 26 October 1876, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Mount Air, Little Beaver Township, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Andrews, "United States Census, 1870"
- Simeon Andrews, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900" Dorcus Milliken
- Simeon Andrews, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1804 · Whitehead Light
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Andrew , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This is the usual southern English patronymic form, also found in Wales; the Scottish and northern English form is Anderson . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, e.g. Polish Andrzejewski , Slovenian Andrejčič, Serbian and Croatian Andrić (see Andric ), and Czech Ondráček (see Ondracek ).
Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Aindreis or Irish Mac Aindriú, see McAndrew .
History: This was a common name among the early settlers in New England. Robert Andrews emigrated in 1635 from Norwich, England, to Ipswich, MA. Even before 1635, one Thomas Andrews is recorded as being established in Hingham. A certain William Andrews was a member of John Davenport's company, which sailed from Boston in 1638 to found the New Haven colony.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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