Samuel Kempton

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Kempton was born on 25 August 1822, in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Jonathan Kempton, was 39 and his mother, Mehitable Sanders, was 37.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Kempton
1782–1868
Mehitable Sanders
1785–1868
William Warren Kempton
1806–1888
Fanny Church Kempton
1808–
Martha W. Saunders
1809–
Jonathan Kempton
1810–1893
Mary Ann Kempton
1813–1890
Mehitable Bates Kempton
1815–1872
Ruth Damon Kempton
1817–1890
Joseph Saunders Kempton
1820–1906
Samuel Kempton
1822–
Curtis Tobey Kempton
1824–1871

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  • Samuel Kempton, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"

World Events (3)

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.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · The Oregon Trail

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

Name Meaning

English (southeastern):

perhaps occasionally a habitational name from a place called Kempton in Shropshire, named from an Old English personal name Cempa + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’.

variant of Kimpton .

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

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