Edward
Hill
Everett
Born in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Oliver Everett
and Lucy (Hill) Everett
Brother of
Oliver Everett, Alexander Hill Everett, Lucy (Everett) Durivage, Sarah Preston (Everett) Hale, Thomas Huse Everett, John Everett and Enoch Huse Everett
Husband of
Charlotte Gray (Brooks) Everett
— married
8 May 1822 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Anne Gorham Everett, Charlotte Brooks Everett, Grace Webster Everett, Edward Brooks Everett, Henry Sidney Everett and William Everett
Died
at age 70
in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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| Preceded by 19th Secretary Daniel Webster Preceded by Acting Governor Samuel Turell Armstrong Preceded by John Davis |
Edward Everett 20th United States Secretary of State  15th Governor of Massachusetts  US Senator (Class 2) from Massachusetts  |
Succeeded by 21st Secretary William L. Marcy Succeeded by 16th Governor Marcus Morton Succeeded by Julius Rockwell |
Biography
Edward Everett is Notable.
Edward Everett was a Senator and Governor of Massachusetts. Also, he was the one that spoke for two hours at Gettysburg before President Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address during the Dedication Ceremony of the Gettysburg National Cemetery.
Timeline:[1]
- 1794: born in Dorchester, Mass., April 11, 1794;
- 1811: graduated from Harvard University in 1811;
- 1812-1814: tutor in that university 1812-1814; studied theology;
- 1814: ordained pastor of the Brattle Street Unitarian Church, Boston, in 1814;
- 1815-1826: professor of Greek literature at Harvard University 1815-1826;
- 1827-1847: overseer of Harvard University 1827-1847, 1849-1854, and 1862-1865;
- 1825-1835: elected to the Nineteenth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1835);
- 1834: declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1834; chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (Twentieth Congress);
- 1836-1840: Governor of Massachusetts 1836-1840;
- 1841-1845: appointed United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain 1841-1845;
- 1843: declined a diplomatic commission to China in 1843;
- 1846-1849: president of Harvard University 1846-1849;
- 1852-1853: appointed Secretary of State by President Millard Fillmore to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Daniel Webster and served from November 6, 1852, to March 3, 1853;
- 1853-1854: elected as a Whig to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1853, until his resignation, effective June 1, 1854;
- 1860: unsuccessful candidate for vice president of the United States in 1860 on the Constitutional-Union ticket;
- 1865: died in Boston, Mass., January 15, 1865; interment in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. (Note: Boston death records have date as January 18, 1865.)
Edward, child of Oliver Everett & Lucy, was born on 11 April 1794 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States.[2][3]
Oliver Everett, Edward's father, died in 1803, and his mother Lucy was appointed guardian.[4]
The marriage between Edward and Charlotte Gray Brooks occurred on 8 May 1822 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.[5]
Edward (age 56) and his family were living in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.[6]
Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Edward Everett M 56 Massachusetts Charlotte G Everett F 50 Massachusetts Charlotte B Everett F 25 Massachusetts Edward B Everett M 20 Massachusetts Henry S Everett M 15 Massachusetts William Everett M 10 Massachusetts Rich Kennison F 50 New Hampshire Mary I Howe F 50 New Hampshire Bridget Neil F 24 Prince Edward Island Catharine Neil F 19 Prince Edward Island
On 18 January 1865, Edward, child of Oliver & Lucy, died (age 70) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[7] Edward was mentioned on a memorial in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 15 January 1865.[8]
Legacy
Everett, Massachusetts is named in his honor.
Sources
- ↑
"Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005"
United States. Congress. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2005
Ancestry Record 1064 #3529 (accessed 31 December 2022)
- ↑
Birth:
"Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #46487301 (accessed 31 December 2022)
Edward Everett born on 11 Apr 1794, child of Oliver Everett & Lucy, in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA. - ↑ 'Descendants of Richard Everett of Dedham, Mass by Everett, Edward Franklin, 1840-1899', 1902, pp 66, archive.org & pp 121-131 archive.org (accessed 29 December 2022)
- ↑ Guardianship: Norfolk County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1793-1877. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) Norfolk Cases 6000-7999; Case 6313 dated 1803. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2739/rd/51354/6313-co1/1421141130
- ↑
Marriage:
"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920"
citing FHL microfilm: 818094; Record number: 137;
FamilySearch Record: FHRF-1LZ (accessed 31 December 2022)
Edward Everett marriage to Charlotte Gray Brooks on 8 May 1822 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑
1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
FamilySearch Record: MDSS-M8K (accessed 31 December 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DT83-L4R Image number 00126
Edward Everett (56) in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts. - ↑
Death:
"Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #44421973 (accessed 31 December 2022)
Edward Everett death 18 Jan 1865 (age 70), child of Oliver & Lucy, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #321 (accessed 31 December 2022)
Memorial page for Edward Everett Famous memorial (11 Apr 1794-15 Jan 1865), citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: Magnolia Avenue, Lot 17); Maintained by Find a Grave. Note: All Boston death records show a date of 18 January 1865. All other histories show 15 January 1865.
- Edward Everett on Wikipedia
- Wikidata: Item Q434905
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- A memorial of Edward Everett, from the city of Boston. Author: Boston (Mass.). Making of America https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/AAM9819.0001.001/1
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/E000264
- "Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900"
Venn, J. A., comp.. Alumni Cantabrigienses. London, England: Cambridge University Press, 1922-1954
Ancestry Record 3997 #113805 (accessed 31 December 2022)
Name: Edward. Everett; Born: Apr. 11, 1794; Died: Jan. 15, 1865; - "Handy Book of American Authors, 1907"
Louis Harmon Peet. Handy Book of American Authors. New York, USA: Thomas Y. Crowell and Co., 1907
Ancestry Record 4874 #335 (accessed 31 December 2022)
Name: Edward Everett; Birth Date: 11 Apr 1794; Birth Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts; Residence Date: 1907; Residence Place: USA; Death Date: 15 Jan 1865; Death Place: Boston, Massachusetts. - "Obituary for Ed Everett", Mineral Point Weekly Tribune, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, (Wed) 25 January 1865, Page 2, Newspapers Clip: 115789536
- "Obituary for Edward EVERETT", The North Iowa Times, Mcgregor, Iowa, (Wed) 25 January 1865, Page 1, Newspapers Clip: 115510458
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He noted to Lincoln after their Gettysburg addresses, "I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion, in two hours, as you did in two minutes."