Hildreth, Samuel Prescott

Birth Name Hildreth, Samuel Prescott
Gender male
Age at Death 79 years, 3 months, 2 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1783-09-30 Methuen, MA  
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Death 1863 Marietta, OH  
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Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Hildreth, Samuel1750-02-011823-08-07
Mother Bodwill, Abigail17551822
    Sister     Hildreth, Susan 1777-06-22
    Sister     Hildreth, Abigail 1779-02-26
         Hildreth, Samuel Prescott 1783-09-30 1863
    Sister     Hildreth, Mary 1786-10-07
    Sister     Hildreth, Nancy 1789-10-28
    Sister     Hildreth, Harriot Warren 1795-06-22
    Brother     Hildreth, Charles Trueworth 1798-01-12

Families

    Family of Hildreth, Samuel Prescott
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Hildreth, Harriet

Narrative

The Hildreth Collection consists mainly of the nine boundvolumes of letters, documents, and memorabilia of SamuelPrescott Hildreth (1783 - 1863), Marietta physician, geologist,botanist, and amateur historian. The volumes deal primarily withthe early history of the Ohio Valley from 1787 - 1847 and withnatural history and geology. The three volumes of meteorologicalrecords, part of the data from Dr. Hildreth's 40 years ofweather observation, are unique for than time. Of unusualinterest are his journals of disease, 1831-1854. Some of thematerial is included in two of his publications, PioneerHistory, published in 1848, and Biographical and HistoricalMemoirs of the Early Pioneer Settlers of Ohio, published in1852. Also included are books from Dr. Hildreth's own library.

Pedigree

  1. Hildreth, Samuel
    1. Bodwill, Abigail
      1. Hildreth, Susan
      2. Hildreth, Abigail
      3. Hildreth, Samuel Prescott
          1. Hildreth, Harriet
      4. Hildreth, Mary
      5. Hildreth, Nancy
      6. Hildreth, Harriot Warren
      7. Hildreth, Charles Trueworth

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Prescott, Dr. William: No title - ID S1296
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