Jesse Hitchcock

Brief Life History of Jesse

When Jesse Hitchcock was born on 10 August 1801, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, his father, Isaac Hitchcock Sr, was 21 and his mother, Elizabeth Wheeler, was 21. He married Polly Hopper on 4 July 1821, in Lafayette, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Lafayette, Missouri, United States in 1830 and Mason Township, Marion, Missouri, United States in 1840. He died in 1846, in Iowa, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Hitchcock
1801–1846
Nancy Tingle
1814–1881
Marriage: 1837
Jesse Hitchcock
1840–
Emma Matilda Hitchcock
1848–1929

Sources (19)

  • Jesse Hitchcock, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Jesse Hitchcock, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Jesse Hitchcock, "Find a Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803

Historical Boundaries 1803: Louisiana Purchase, United States 1812: Missouri Territory, United States 1821: Missouri, United States

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: from a pet form of the Middle English personal name Hitch , a pet form of Richard , with the Middle English diminutive suffix -cok. Compare Heacock .

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

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