Thomas Earl

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Earl was born on 4 March 1745, in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, Oliver Earle, was 40 and his mother, Ruth Hall, was 30. He married Ruth Wanton Freeborn on 21 November 1769, in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Rhode Island, United States in 1745 and Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States in 1790.

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Thomas Earl
1745–
Ruth Wanton Freeborn
1749–
Marriage: 21 November 1769
Thomas Earl
1767–
Eleanor Earl
1770–1853
Noel Freeborn Earl
1774–1857

Sources (9)

  • Thomas Earl, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
  • Thomas Earl, "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916"
  • Thomas Earl in entry for George Sisson and Eleanor Earl, "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916"

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World Events (8)

1763 · First Synagogue in America

The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.

1772 · The Gaspee Affair

On June 9, 1772, colonists that are angry with the trade restrictions that Britain put them under, board the HMS Gaspee and set it ablaze. This was the first act of violence against the British on the North American continent.

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English e(o)rl ‘earl’, a traditional English title of nobility equivalent in rank to French and Norman Count .

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

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