Brief Life History of Jerome Bonapart
When Jerome Bonapart Kempton was born on 13 October 1820, in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States, his father, Sergant Kempton, was 23 and his mother, Susan, was 29. He married Maria Williamson on 30 January 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1847 and lived in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Cassia, Idaho, United States in 1880. He died on 3 May 1899, in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States.
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- Jerome Kempton, "United States Census, 1870"
- 1899 Jerome Bonaparte Kempton, "Find A Grave Index"
- Jerome B Kimpton, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (southeastern):
perhaps occasionally a habitational name from a place called Kempton in Shropshire, named from an Old English personal name Cempa + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’.
variant of Kimpton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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