Humphrey Dennis Taber Jr.

Brief Life History of Humphrey Dennis

When Humphrey Dennis Taber Jr. was born on 9 September 1795, in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Humphrey Dennis Taber Sr., was 25 and his mother, Comfort Cook, was 24. He married Thirza Townsend on 3 May 1818, in Tompkins, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Parma Corners, Parma, Monroe, New York, United States in 1830 and Parma, Monroe, New York, United States for about 20 years. He died on 1 April 1863, at the age of 67, and was buried in Castle Family Pioneer Cemetery, Greece, Monroe, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Humphrey Dennis Taber Jr.
1795–1863
Lydia Bridgeman
1799–1882
Marriage: 20 January 1831
Miranda Taber
1830–
Elizabeth Taber
1831–
Willard Woodman Taber
1832–1899
Dennis Tabor
1834–
Elizabeth Tabor
1837–
Dennis Taber
1840–1908

Sources (11)

  • Dennis Taber, "United States, Census, 1820"
  • Humphrey Dennis Taber, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
  • Humphrey D. Taber, "BillionGraves 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.

1812

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

1817

Historical Boundaries 1817: Tompkins, New York, United States

Name Meaning

English (Essex): variant of Tabor .

Polish: from the ancient Germanic personal name Dagobert (from Old High German tac ‘day’ + berht ‘bright’); compare German Tabbert 2.

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

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