Brief Life History of Leander
When Leander Thompson was born on 14 January 1807, in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States, his father, John Thompson, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Austin, was 31. He married Harriett Burnham on 25 April 1841, in Cass, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Penn, Penn Township, Cass, Michigan, United States in 1850. He died on 21 March 1847, in Vandalia, Penn Township, Cass, Michigan, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Vandalia, Penn Township, Cass, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Leander Thompson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Leander Thompson - Published information: Birth record or certificate: birth: 14 June 1807; Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States
- Leander Thompson, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1815
Historical Boundaries: 1815: Oxford, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Oxford, Maine, United States
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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