Paulina Dyer Kempton

Brief Life History of Paulina

When Paulina Dyer Kempton was born on 5 September 1807, in Freeman Township, Franklin, Maine, United States, her father, John Nichols Dyer, was 28 and her mother, Susanna Merritt, was 38. She married John Kempton Jr. on 15 December 1832, in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 16 January 1838, in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Kempton Jr.
1808–1844
Paulina Dyer Kempton
1807–1838
Marriage: 15 December 1832
Clementa Ellen Kempton
1834–1841

Sources (2)

  • Paulina Dyar, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
  • Paulina Dyer Kempton, "Find a Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

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. 

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a dyer of cloth, from Middle English deier, degher ‘dyer’ (Old English dēag ‘dye’; the verb is a back-formation from the agent noun). Compare Dexter . The name is typical of southern England. In the Midlands Dexter is the more common equivalent and in northern England Lister .

Irish (Sligo and Antrim): variant of Dwyer .

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

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