Almon Thwing

21 July 1808–6 November 1892 (Age 84)
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Almon

When Almon Thwing was born on 21 July 1808, in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Benjamin Thwing, was 31 and his mother, Anna Mowry, was 28. He married Sarah Anne Darling on 13 September 1832, in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States for about 10 years. He died on 6 November 1892, in Hopedale, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Almon Thwing
1808–1892
Sarah Anne Darling
1813–1892
Marriage: 13 September 1832
Benjamin Thwing
1836–1840
Anna Thwing
1842–1913
Helen Thwing
1845–1845
Susan Eudora Thwing
1847–1918
Almon Augustus Thwing
1852–1852

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 September 1832Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1812
    Age 4
    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
    1812 · War of 1812
    Age 4
    Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 22
    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.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from a place so called in East Yorkshire, named with Old Norse thvengr or Old English thweng ‘narrow strip of land’.History: Martha Thwing (died 1774) is buried in the King's Chapel Burying Ground in Boston MA.

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

    Sources (27)

    • Almon Thuring in entry for Hellen Thuring, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
    • Almond Twing, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Almon in entry for Zibeon Chapman Field and Anna Thwing, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

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