Brief Life History of Caleb
When Caleb Thornton was born on 15 September 1819, in De Peyster, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, his father, Josiah Thornton, was 43 and his mother, Phoebe Rounds, was 33. He married Lovina Polina Ingraham on 29 March 1847, in Macomb, St. Lawrence, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in New York, United States in 1870. In 1875, at the age of 56, his occupation is listed as established a cheese factory near the rock island bridger, a memorial record of st. lawrence county, new york, gates curtis, 1894. world vital records. He died on 6 November 1902, in Macomb, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Heuvelton, Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence, New York, United States.
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- Caleb Thomton, "United States Census, 1900"
- Caleb Thornton, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"
- Caleb Thornton, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
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1820 · Making States Equal
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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from any of numerous places throughout England and Scotland so called, from Old English thorn ‘thorn tree’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The placename is most frequent in northern England, especially Yorkshire, where there are at least 16 possible sources for the surname.
Irish: Anglicized (translated) form of Gaelic Mac Sceacháin ‘son of Sceachán’ (see Skehan ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Draighneáin ‘descendant of Draighneán’ (see Drennan ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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