Brief Life History of Susan Almy
When Susan Almy Tripp was born on 17 July 1826, in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, her father, David Davenport Tripp, was 30 and her mother, Nancy Rounds Tripp, was 24. She married Richard B Gibson on 26 February 1846, in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1850. She died on 7 June 1894, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
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- Susan Gibson in household of Richard Gibson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Susan A. Gibson, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Susan Almy Knowles, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1841 · Dorr Rebellion
The Dorr Rebellion, led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, took place from 1841 until 1842. During the Rebellion, the middle-class residents of Rhode Island attempted to force broader democracy to the state legislation.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English trip(pe) (n) ‘(to) dance; stumble’ (Old French tripe(r)), either an occupational name for a dancer, or a nickname for someone who had difficulty walking.
English: metonymic occupational name from Middle English trip(e) ‘tripe’ (Old French tripe).
German: metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden pattens (trippe), a type of raised sole that could be strapped to normal footwear for walking in unpaved muddy streets.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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