Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Gamble was born in June 1803, in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, his father, PVT Archibald Gamble, was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Patten, was 43. He married Mary Ann B Wilson on 20 December 1836, in Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 27 September 1878, in New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Samuel Gamble, "United States Census, 1850"
- Samuel Gamble, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Samuel Gamble, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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: from the personal name Gamall, Gamal (Old Norse gamall ‘old’). The medial [b] has developed as a transitional consonant between [m] and [l], as in thimble (from Old English thȳmel).
Altered form of German Gambel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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