Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Thompson was born on 14 April 1790, in Middleborough Center, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Isaac Tomson, was 45 and her mother, Lucy Sturtevant, was 36. She married Dr Robert Capen on 17 February 1823, in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1850 and Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States for about 5 years. She died on 14 November 1865, in Middleborough Center, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in The Green, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Mary T Capen in household of Robt Capen, "United States Census, 1850"
- Polly Thomson, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Mary Thompson, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1791 · The Bill of Rights
After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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