Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Huffman was born on 13 July 1799, in Virginia, Webster, Kentucky, United States, her father, Benjamin Hoffman, was 36 and her mother, Margaret "Peggy" Sheldon, was 39. She married Benjamin G. Tompkins on 19 February 1839, in Greene, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 13 March 1873, in Greene, Illinois, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Kane, Greene, Illinois, United States.
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- Rebecca Thompkins in household of Benjamin Thompkins, "United States Census, 1860"
- Rebecca Huffman, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Rebecca Huffman Tompkins, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
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
Altered form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Hoffmann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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