When James Harvey Thompson was born about 1824, in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, his father, James A Thompson, was 50 and his mother, Margaret Norton, was 41. He married Martha Murphy on 14 November 1844, in Perry, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Perry, Pike, Illinois, United States in 1850. He died on 23 October 1885, in Perry, Illinois, United States, at the age of 62.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Perry, Illinois, United States
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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