Thomas Waitt Jr.

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Waitt Jr. was born on 19 June 1773, in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Waitt, was 23 and his mother, Lydia Hitchings, was 23. He married Hannah Cheever on 14 June 1801, in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 15 December 1854, in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Thomas Waitt Jr.
1773–1854
Hannah Cheever
1782–1858
Marriage: 14 June 1801
Hannah Waitt
1802–1832
Deacon Thomas J. Wait Jr.
1804–1859
Phebe Parker Wait
1806–1811
Caleb Wait
1808–1893
Joshua Waitt
1810–1882
Phebe Waitt
1813–1872
Martha Skinner Waite
1815–1896
Maria Wait
1817–1857
Caroline Hudson Waitt
1820–1833
James Monroe Wait
1822–1886
Almira Ann Wait
1826–1870

Sources (53)

  • Thos Wait, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Thomas Waite, Wayte Or Wait, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Thomas Waitt, Jr., "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"

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World Events (7)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

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.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Waite .

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

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