Weld Pecker

Male24 July 1802–19 July 1869

Brief Life History of Weld

When Weld Pecker was born on 24 July 1802, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, William Pecker, was 43 and his mother, Hannah Sawyer, was 37. He died on 19 July 1869, in Lowell Junction, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

William Pecker
1758–1820
Hannah Sawyer
1765–1828
Rachel Pecker Currier
1783–1863
Hannah Pecker
1784–1821
Abigail Pecker
1786–1863
Nabby Pecker
1786–
Miriam Pecker
1789–1871
Sophia Pecker
1791–1866
Sally Pecker
1793–
Betsey Pecker
1796–1861
Mary Pecker
1798–1859
Susan "Sukey" Pecker
1800–
Weld Pecker
1802–1869
William C. Pecker
1804–1805
William Cogswell Pecker
1806–1807
Aaron S. Pecker
1809–
Charlotte Pecker
1811–

Sources (2)

  • Weld Pecker, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Weld Pecker, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"

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Siblings (15)

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World Events (7)

1803

Age 1

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803 · The U.S doubles in size

Age 1

The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.

1820 · Making States Equal

Age 18

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

Name Meaning

English: (i) occupational name from Middle English pek(ke) + -er, for someone who made, sold, or used vessels measuring a peck; see Peck . (ii) nickname, possibly from a derivative of Middle English pekken ‘to peck, snap up’, perhaps used for someone of acquisitive habits.

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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