Robert Crompton

12 August 1834–18 December 1914 (Age 80)
Mount Holly, Lumberton Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States

The Life Summary of Robert

When Robert Crompton was born on 12 August 1834, in Mount Holly, Lumberton Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States, his father, Thomas Crompton, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth "Betsy" Greenalgh, was 30. He married Maria Jane Martin in 1862, in Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 18 December 1914, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Crompton
1834–1914
Maria Jane Martin
1834–1898
Marriage: 1862
Wieldan Hope
1853–1882
John Fletcher Crompton
1863–1940
Robert Demette Crompton
1866–1946
Ethel Crompton
1868–1929
Francis Elizabeth Crompton
1870–1955
Margaret Ella Crompton
1873–1919
Thomas Crompton
1876–1966

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1862Utah, United States
    • Children

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    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1835
    Age 1
    A strike involving more than 2,000 workers from 20 textile mills in Paterson, New Jersey. Many of those involved were children, Irish, or both. The primary goal of the strike was to reduce the daily working hours from 13.5 to 11. Employers refused to negotiate, but the strike ended with a declaration that the workdays would now be 12 hours during the week and 9 hours on Saturdays. Paterson employers also blacklisted many of the strike leaders and their families.
    1836
    Age 2
    Historical Boundaries: 1836: Lee Wisconsin Territory, United States 1838: Lee, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Lee, Iowa, United States
    1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
    Age 25
    The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.

    Name Meaning

    English (Lancashire): variant of Crumpton .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Crumpton

    Sources (32)

    • Robert Crompton, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Robt Crompton in entry for Parley P. Hansen and Ethel Crompton, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
    • Robert Crompton in entry for John Fletcher Crompton, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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