Hannah Kemp

Female17 August 1762–21 December 1814

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Kemp was born on 17 August 1762, in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Ebenezer Kemp, was 58 and her mother, Mary Bradstreet, was 32. She married Joseph Sawtell on 22 February 1788, in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 21 December 1814, at the age of 52.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Sawtell
1764–1842
Hannah Kemp
1762–1814
Marriage: 22 February 1788
Aaron Sawtell
1791–1870
Mehitabel Sawtell
1793–1850
Matilda Sawtell
1795–
Hannah Sawtell
1798–
Lucy Sawtelle
1799–1857
John Sawtell
1803–1875

Sources (15)

  • Hannah Sawtell in entry for John Sawtell, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
  • Hannah Kemp in entry for Hannah Sawtell, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Hannah Kemp, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 February 1788Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

    • Children (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1776

    Age 14

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    Age 14

    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

    1789

    Age 27

    George Washington elected first president of United States.

    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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