Susannah Thompson

Brief Life History of Susannah

When Susannah Thompson was born on 20 June 1821, in Madison, New York, United States, her father, Lewis Drake Thompson, was 39 and her mother, Susanna Train, was 26. She married Samuel Church on 13 March 1842, in South Otselic, Otselic, Chenango, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Otselic, Chenango, New York, United States for about 30 years. She died on 11 November 1890, at the age of 69, and was buried in Otselic, Chenango, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Church
1818–1890
Susannah Thompson
1821–1890
Marriage: 13 March 1842
Franklin Lafayette Church
1843–1883
Mary Amily Church
1845–1889
Cornellia Henrietta Church
1847–1914
Susan Adeline Church
1849–1906
Luman Madison Church
1854–1928
Olive M Church
1857–1935
Clinton Samuel Church
1862–1929
Walter Fremont Church
1865–1922
Flora Inez Church
1867–1868

Sources (16)

  • Susanna Church in household of Samuel Church, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Susannah Thompson Church, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Susanna Church in entry for Franklin L Church, "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975"

World Events (7)

1825 · The Crimes Act

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.

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: 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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