Thankful Windsor

Brief Life History of Thankful

When Thankful Windsor was born on 24 April 1789, in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Abraham Winsor, was 48 and her mother, Rhoba Keech, was 41. She married Thomas Field on 20 March 1813, in Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 28 November 1856, in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Field
1778–1858
Thankful Windsor
1789–1856
Marriage: 20 March 1813
James Whipple Field
1814–1912
Marcy Ann Field
1816–1908
Delia F. Field
1818–1881
Alice Windsor Field
1820–1849
John Angell Field
1822–1884
Alden Pierce Field
1824–1900
Laura Eliza Field
1826–1895
Almira Sheldon Field
1829–1900
Baby Son Field
1833–1833

Sources (8)

  • Thankful Field in household of Thomas Field, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Thankful Winsor Field, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Thankful, "Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1955"

World Events (8)

1790 · 13th State

On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island becomes the last of the original 13 colonies to become a state.

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English:

habitational name from Windsor (Berkshire), Windsor in Stratford upon Avon (Warwickshire), Winsor in Copythorne (Hampshire), Winsor in Yealmpton (Devon), or Broadwindsor and Little Windsor (Dorset). All these places have the same linguistic origin, whose meaning is controversial, but seems to be ‘windlass bank’ (Old English windels + ōra).

in Yorkshire perhaps a habitational name from Winds Over in Middleton (near Ilkley, Yorkshire). The placename probably derives from Old English wind ‘wind’ (genitive windes) + ofer ‘slope, hill, ridge’.

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

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