Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Thompson was born on 5 February 1812, in Pendleton, South Carolina, United States, his father, Robert Thompson, was 36 and his mother, Eleanor Dalrymple, was 26. He married Sarah Barnwell on 13 July 1835, in Carroll, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Calhoun, Alabama, United States in 1840. He died on 5 September 1856, in Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Clarke, Mississippi, United States.
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- Saml Thompson, "United States Census, 1840"
- Samuel Thompson, "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967"
- Samuel Thompson in entry for J O Thompson, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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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.
1819 · Alabama Becomes a State
Alabama became the twenty-second state admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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