Anna Curry

Brief Life History of Anna

When Anna Curry was born on 10 March 1780, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Thomas Curry, was 40 and her mother, Sarah McCarty, was 36. She married James Thompson on 16 April 1799, in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Wayne Township, Owen, Indiana, United States in 1850. She died on 18 May 1861, in Gosport, Wayne Township, Owen, Indiana, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Owen, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Thompson
1777–1861
Anna Curry
1780–1861
Marriage: 16 April 1799
William Thompson
1800–
Sarah Thompson
1805–1850
Susan Thompson
1807–
George Thompson
1804–1868
Margaret Thompson
1806–1888
John Thompson
1809–1879
Lucinda Thompson
1811–1879
James Thompson Jr
1813–1863
Anderson Thompson
1815–1864
Daniel Thompson
1818–1900
Allen Thompson
1819–1819
Keller Thompson
1819–1889
Jane Belle Thompson
1825–1900

Sources (6)

  • Ann Thompson, "United States, Census, 1850"
  • Anna Curry, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Anna Curry Thompson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1792 · Becomes the 15th State

On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Comhraidhe, ‘descendant of Comhraidhe’, a personal name of uncertain meaning.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Corra (see Corr ).

Scottish and northern English: variant of Currie .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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