Frederick Stimpson

Brief Life History of Frederick

When Frederick Stimpson was born on 15 June 1852, in Ridlington, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Stimpson, was 31 and his mother, Rebecca Lubbock, was 26. He married Sarah Jane Parker on 26 October 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Wilford, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1900 and Teton, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1920. He died on 27 October 1928, in St. Anthony, Fremont, Idaho, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Wilford, Fremont, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Stimpson
1852–1928
Sarah Jane Parker
1857–1947
Marriage: 26 October 1876
Frederick Stimpson Jr.
1877–1918
Sarah Jane Stimpson
1879–1880
William Stimpson
1881–1881
John Stimpson
1882–1933
Rebecca Stimpson
1885–1963
James Lubbock Stimpson
1887–1888
Mary Edna Stimpson
1889–1971
Eliza Ann Stimpson
1891–1979
George Stimpson
1895–1957
Robert Edwin Stimpson
1897–1897
Margaret Stimpson
1899–1978
Martha Stimpson
1902–1903

Sources (143)

  • Beverly M Jorgensen, "United States 1950 Census"
  • England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

World Events (8)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

English:

variant of Stevenson , with a progressive shortening of Steven- to Sten-, Stin-, and finally Stimp-. Compare Stenson , Stinson .

sometimes perhaps a variant of Timson with a prosthetic S-.

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

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FREDERICK STIMPSON (POV Stimpson Family Story of Crossing the Plains)

My name is Frederick Stimpson. I was born in 1852 in Norfolk, England. My parents were William and Rebecca Stimpson. They both grew up in the small village of East Ruston, Norfolk, England and were …

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