Brief Life History of Peter Bradford
When Peter Bradford Mead was born on 14 April 1933, in Rutland Town, Rutland, Vermont, United States, his father, Bradford Belcher Mead, was 26 and his mother, Janet Brainard Ross, was 29. He lived in Mendon, Rutland, Vermont, United States in 1940 and Sherburne Center, Killington, Rutland, Vermont, United States in 1950. He died on 6 March 2015, at the age of 81.
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- Peter B Mead, "United States 1950 Census"
- Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008
- Mead in entry for Mary E Hansen, "Wyoming, Reclaim the Records, State Archives Vital Records, 1908-1966"
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World Events (8)
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
1935 · The Social Security Act
This Act was created a basic right to a pension in old age, and insurance against unemployment.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
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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