Polly Thompson was born on 26 January 1804, in Exeter, Otsego, New York, United States. She married Samuel Wood in 1826, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Smithfield Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. She died on 1 May 1872, at the age of 68.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Historical Boundaries 1810: Ontario, New Jersey, United States 1812: Bradford, New Jersey, United States
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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