William Lapham

13 November 1786–11 March 1859 (Age 72)
Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of William

When William Lapham was born on 13 November 1786, in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, David Lapham, was 32 and his mother, Judith Smith, was 28. He married Mary Polly Hull on 15 December 1811. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 11 March 1859, in Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

William Lapham
1786–1859
Mary Polly Hull
1792–1876
Marriage: 15 December 1811
Calvin Pardee Lapham
1812–1883
Kleber Lapham
1815–
William Henry Lapham
1819–1897

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 December 1811Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
    Age 1
    The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
    1788 · The First Presidential Election
    Age 2
    The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
    1808
    Age 22
    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    Name Meaning

    English: probably a habitational name from Lopham, a place in Norfolk, so named from an Old English personal name Loppa + hām ‘village, homestead’.Americanized form of French Lapalme .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Lapalme

    Sources (10)

    • William Lapham, "United States Census, 1850"
    • William Lapham in entry for Calvin P. Lapham, "Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961"
    • William Lapham in entry for Calvin P. Lapham, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

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