When Salmon Bump was born on 24 January 1806, in Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Lot Bump, was 42 and his mother, Suzanna Perry, was 43. He married Polly Geer about 1825, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States in 1875 and Owasco, Owasco, Cayuga, New York, United States in 1880. He died in 1885, in Fabius, Onondaga, New York, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
Altered form of English Bumpus or one of its variants.
Americanized form of German Bumb or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
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