Thankful Gill

Brief Life History of Thankful

When Thankful Gill was born on 8 January 1808, in Antwerp, Antwerp, Jefferson, New York, United States, her father, Daniel Gill, was 25 and her mother, Sarah Cogswell, was 22. She married Hiram Clark Sr about 1829, in Antwerp, Jefferson, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Township of Lenox, Macomb, Michigan, United States in 1850. She died on 16 November 1872, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hiram Clark Sr
1795–1853
Thankful Gill
1808–1872
Marriage: about 1829
George Sakeman Clark
1830–1871
Horace Heber Clark
1832–1900
Mary Jane Clark
1835–1843
Louisa Clark
1835–1838
Alma Clark
1837–1838
Hiram Clark
1839–1839
Stephen Clark
1842–1842
Hiram G Clark Jr
1850–1932

Sources (24)

  • Thankful Clark in household of Wm D Huntington, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Thankful Clark, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Thankfull in entry for Hiram Clark, "California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1818

Oldest listed burial : Baby Anderson Birth unknown Death 19 May 1818 Burial Pioneer Memorial Cemetery San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA Plot block 2-8-7- Memorial ID 30014373

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Indian Avtar, Amritpal, Darshan, Hardip, Nirmal, Sohan, Ajit, Balwinder, Charan, Jasvir, Kewal, Navdeep.

English and Scottish: in northern England and Scotland sometimes from Middle English Gille, Old Norse Gilli, which is of Irish (Gaelic) origin (see below), and pronounced with a hard g. As a personal name it is not found after c. 1200.

English and Scottish: topographic name from Middle English gille ‘deep glen, ravine’ (Old Norse (Norwegian) gil), pronounced with a hard g. The term is found mainly in northwestern England, where Norwegian Vikings settled.

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

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