Brief Life History of Hiram
When Hiram Kemp was born on 29 November 1777, in Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Levi Kemp, was 29 and his mother, Rebecca Nevers, was 27. He married Sarah Parker on 4 March 1812, in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Pepperell, Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1862. He died on 18 April 1862, in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Hirum Kemp, "United States Census, 1860"
- Hiram Kemp, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Hiram Kemp, "Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, Dutch, and North German: status name for a champion, Middle English and Middle Low German kempe. In the Middle Ages a champion was a professional fighter on behalf of others; for example the King's Champion, at the coronation, had the duty of issuing a general challenge to battle to anyone who denied the king's right to the throne. The Middle English word corresponds to Old English cempa and Old Norse kempa ‘warrior’; both these go back to ancient Germanic campo ‘warrior’, which is the source of the Dutch and North German name, corresponding to High German Kampf .
Dutch and North German (North Rhine-Westphalia): from the personal name Kempe, Kampe; see 1 above.
Dutch and Flemish: metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or processed hemp, from Middle Dutch canep ‘hemp’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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