Sampson Chynoweth

Brief Life History of Sampson

When Sampson Chynoweth was born on 22 January 1770, in St Agnes, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samson Chenoweth, was 27 and his mother, Ann Nicholas, was 27. He married Mary Thomas in 1789, in Gwennap, Cornwall, England. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 19 October 1844, in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Sampson Chynoweth
1770–1844
Mary Thomas
1771–1839
Marriage: 1789
Nancy Chynoweth
1790–
James Chynoweth
1795–
Mary Chenoweth
1806–
Eliza Chinoweth
1807–
Grace Chynoweth
1808–
Sampson Chynoweth
1794–1844
Thomas Chynoweth
1796–1849
William Chenowak
1798–
John Chynoweth
1800–
Thomas Chynoweth
1803–1860
Samuel Chynoweth
1803–
Henry Chynoweth
1806–

Sources (17)

  • Sampson Chynoweth, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Sampson Chynoweth, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Sampson Chynoweth, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (6)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

Cornish: variant of Chenoweth .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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