Cody Kempton
about 1856–
New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
The Life Summary of Cody
When Cody Kempton was born about 1856, in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Abner West Kempton, was 32 and his mother, Mary A Hathaway, was 29.
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Family Time Line
Abner West Kempton
1824–1874
Mary A Hathaway
1827–1874
Annie Henrietta Kempton
1853–1915
Cody Kempton
1856–
Parents and Siblings
1824–1874Male
1827–1874Female
Siblings
(2)
1853–1915Female
1856–Male
World Events (3)
1863
Age 7
1863
Age 7
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 7
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 7
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1865
Age 9
1865
Age 9
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English:1. habitational name from a place called Kempton in Shropshire, named from an Old English personal name Cempa (or the Old English vocabulary word cempa ‘warrior’) + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’. 2. variant of Kimpton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Kimpton
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