Thomas Damon

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Damon was born on 24 July 1803, in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Timothy Damon Jr, was 40 and his mother, Phebe Miller, was 37. He married Laura Green in 1826, in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1870. He died on 29 August 1898, in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Thomas Damon
1803–1898
Martha Bond
1809–1869
Marriage: 4 June 1832
Laura Green Damon
1836–1919
Charles Thomas Damon
1841–1919

Sources (51)

  • Thomas Damon, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Thomas Damon, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Thomas Damon, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

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World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1804 · The Twelfth Amendment

With not having a very clear statement in the Constitution about Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Twelfth Amendment was Born. Before the Electoral College could cast two votes for those that they saw fit for President. This was changed to just one electoral vote for President and one electoral vote for Vice President. With the amount of people even allowed to vote, there was no way for there to be a tie during the elections.

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.

Name Meaning

English (Dorset): variant of Diamond . Alternatively, it may be a variant of Daymon .

French: derivative of Dam ‘agile, nimble’.

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

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