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