Brief Life History of Harriet
When Harriet Thompson was born on 9 December 1795, in Middleborough Center, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Isaac Tomson, was 50 and her mother, Lucy Sturtevant, was 41. She married Soloman Thompson on 2 November 1817, in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 20 September 1833, in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (27)
- Harriot Thompson, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Harriet Thompson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Harrit Thompson in entry for James Thompson and Elizabeth J Holt, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1791–1860 Male
1795–1833 Female
Children (8)
1818–1903 Female
1821–1899 Female
1824–1882 Male
1826–1909 Male
1828–1849 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1745–1819 Male
1754–1834 Female
Siblings (10)
1775– Male
1776–1851 Male
1779–1861 Female
1781–1835 Male
1784–1849 Male
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 5
1803
Age 8
1808
Age 13
Name Meaning
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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