Thomas Tripp

31 October 1776–31 December 1854 (Age 78)
Sanford, York, Maine, United States

The Life Summary of Thomas

When Thomas Tripp was born on 31 October 1776, in Sanford, York, Maine, United States, his father, William Tripp, was 26 and his mother, Dorcas Low, was 21. He married Mary Hamilton on 11 May 1801, in Sanford, York, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 31 December 1854, in Hiram, Oxford, Maine, United States, at the age of 78.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Tripp
1776–1854
Mary Hamilton
1777–1850
Marriage: 11 May 1801
Richard Tripp
1801–1885
Mary Hartland Tripp
–1847
Elizabeth Tripp
1803–
Thomas Tripp
1806–1890
Isaiah Trippe
1811–1898
Nancy Jane Tripp
1811–1881
Roxana Tripp
1814–1857
Sarah Ann Tripp Crosby
1820–1887

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    11 May 1801Sanford, York, Maine, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1780
    Age 4
    Historical Boundaries: 1780: York, Massachusetts, United States 1805: Oxford, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Oxford, Maine, United States
    1781 · The First Constitution
    Age 5
    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.
    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 24
    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    Name Meaning

    English: from Middle English trip(pe) (n) ‘(to) dance; stumble’ (Old French tripe(r)), either an occupational name for a dancer, or a nickname for someone who had difficulty walking.English: metonymic occupational name from Middle English trip(e) ‘tripe’ (Old French tripe).German: metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden pattens (trippe), a type of raised sole that could be strapped to normal footwear for walking in unpaved muddy streets.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Trepp
    Trippe

    Sources (4)

    • Thomas Tripp in household of Isaiah Tripp, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Thomas Tripp in entry for Sarah A Crosby, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
    • Thomas Tripe, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

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