Thankful Kenyon

Brief Life History of Thankful

When Thankful Kenyon was born on 6 March 1794, in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, her father, William H Kenyon, was 37 and her mother, Patience Lillibridge, was 33. She married Nathan Stillman Jr. from 1 January 1812 to 26 October 1816. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 25 April 1853, in Independence, Independence, Allegany, New York, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Independence, Independence, Allegany, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathan Stillman Jr.
1790–1863
Thankful Kenyon
1794–1853
Marriage: from 1 January 1812 to 26 October 1816
Hannah Stillman
1815–1901
Mathew Stillman
1816–1852
Henry Stillman
1820–1887
Ephraim Davis Stillman
1821–1899
Sarah Stillman
1824–1892

Sources (2)

  • Thankful Stillman in household of Nathan Stilman, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Thankful Kenyon Stillman, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

1806

Historical Boundaries: 1806: Allegany, New York, United States

1811 · USS Revenge

On January 9, 1811, the USS Revenge hits a reef off of Watch Hill, Rhode Island. The load the ship is carrying is handed off to other ships and the USS Revenge is tied down by tow ropes. It brakes free from the ropes and later sinks. In 2011 divers find what are believed to be the remains of the ship.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): habitational name from a place near Warrington, which is of uncertain etymology. There was formerly an ancient burial mound there and Ekwall has speculated that the name is a shortened form of a British name composed of the elements crūc ‘mound’ + a personal name cognate with Welsh Einion (see Eynon ).

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coinín ‘son of Coinín’, a byname based on a diminutive of cano ‘wolf’, also Anglicized as Canning and Cunneen . The similarity to the borrowed word coinín ‘coney, rabbit’ has sometimes caused this name to be Anglicized as Rabbitt .

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhinghin, ‘son of Finghen’, a personal name meaning ‘fair-born’.

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

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