James Kimball

Brief Life History of James

When James Kimball was born on 18 September 1843, in Kirkland, Oneida, New York, United States, his father, Wyrum Kimball, was 47 and his mother, Abigail Clark, was 46. He married Jane Leach about 1871, in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Whitestown, Oneida, New York, United States in 1855 and Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence, New York, United States in 1900. He died on 5 January 1917, in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Kimball
1843–1917
Jane Leach
1847–1918
Marriage: about 1871
Nellie J Kimball
1872–1874
George J Kimball
1879–1887
Albert Leach Kimball
1889–1965

Sources (15)

  • James Kimball, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James Kimball - Government record: Census record: birth-name: James Kimball
  • James, "New York, County Marriages, 1778-1848; 1908-1937"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

Name Meaning

English:

habitational name from Great and Little Kimble (Buckinghamshire). The placename probably derives from Old English cyne ‘royal’ + belle ‘(bell-shaped) hill’.

variant of Kimble .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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