Brief Life History of Caleb
When Caleb Tompkins was born on 22 December 1759, in White Plains, Westchester, New York, United States, his father, Jonathan Griffin Tompkins, was 23 and his mother, Sarah Hyatt, was 18. He married Deborah Varian before 1794. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Scarsdale, Westchester, New York, United States in 1840. He died on 1 January 1846, in New York, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in White Plains, Westchester, New York, United States.
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- Caleb Tompkins, "United States Census, 1840"
- Caleb Tompkins, "Find A Grave Index"
- Caleb Tompkins, "United States, Wikipedia, Prominent Persons Index, 1500-2022"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Tomkin, a medieval pet form of the personal name Thomas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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