Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Thompson was born on 21 October 1827, in Alston, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Thompson, was 22 and her mother, Phebe Robson, was 23. She married Willard Richards on 27 January 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 10 September 1905, in Riverside, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Richards, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Thompson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Thompson Richards, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1850
Azilka Patenia Knapp BIRTH 15 Jan 1850 Farmington, Davis County, Utah, USA DEATH 20 Apr 1850 (aged 3 months) Farmington, Davis County, Utah, USA BURIAL Farmington City Cemetery Farmington, Davis County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 143541689
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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Mary Thompson
Mary Thompson was born in Alston, Cumberland, England, 21 Oct. 1827. She was the daughter of John Thompson and Phebe Robson. She became converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints d …
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