Sarah Thompson

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Thompson was born on 21 October 1798, in Blount, Tennessee, United States, her father, Alexander Thompson, was 16 and her mother, Elizabeth Swope, was 14. She married Archibald McCallie on 26 July 1821, in Blount, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Hamilton, Tennessee, United States in 1860 and Meigs, Tennessee, United States in 1880. She died on 1 August 1894, in Birchwood, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Hamilton, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Archibald McCallie
1802–1886
Sarah Thompson
1798–1894
Marriage: 26 July 1821
Alexander McCallie
1824–
Angeline McCallie
1824–1909
Jane McCallie
1832–
Mary McCallie
1827–1908
John L. McCallie
1829–1899
Elizabeth McCallie
1830–
Rachel Elvira McCallie
1836–1930
Adelaide Louise McCallie
1838–1924
Sarah Ann McCallie
1840–1923
Archibald Lafayette McCallie
1843–1920

Sources (13)

  • Sarah Mc Callie in household of Archibald Mc Callie, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Sally Thompson, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Sarah Thompson McCallie, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

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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