Thomas Hedge, Burlington, Iowa
Thomas Hedge, attorney-at-law, of Burlington, Iowa, was born in that city, June 24, 1844.His father, Thomas Hedge Sr., was a pioneer of Des Moines County of 1836.His mother's maiden name was Eliza Burr Eldridge.Both were natives of Yarmouth, Mass., were of old New England families and of English origin.The first member of the Hedge family who emigrated to America was Capt. William Hedge, who came in 1638, and settled in Yarmouth, Mass.The maternal side of the house also dates back the history of its establishment in America to the days of the Puritans.
The source of this information is, Portrait and Biographical Album of Des Moines County, Iowa, published in 1888, page 582.There is more on this family, it continues on page 583.
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Re: Thomas Hedge, Burlington, Iowa
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