Isaac Thompson

Brief Life History of Isaac

When Isaac Thompson was born on 19 November 1779, in Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Thomas Thompson, was 26 and his mother, Jean Maklem, was 26. He married Rebecca Conkey in 1802. They were the parents of at least 1 son.

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Isaac Thompson
1779–
Rebecca Conkey
1788–
Marriage: 1802
Erastus Conkey Thompson
1803–1870

Sources (8)

  • Isaac Thompson, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Isaac Thompson in entry for Eastus Conkey Thompson, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Isaac Thompson, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

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World Events (8)

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.

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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