Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Thompson was born on 31 March 1835, in Barrowden, Rutland, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Thompson, was 41 and her mother, Bridget Ann Philips, was 44. She married William Atkin on 18 December 1854, in Empingham, Rutland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Bloomington, Washington, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 8 June 1903, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Rachel Thompson in household of William Pepperday, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Rachel Thompson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Rachel Thompson, "England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-1920"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1861
Historical Boundaries: 1861: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sophia Ann Atkin 1844-1924
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