Brief Life History of Charles Blancher
When Charles Blancher Thompson was born on 27 January 1814, in Niskayuna, Niskayuna, Schenectady, New York, United States, his father, David Thompson, was 42 and his mother, Sarah Blancher, was 39. He married Elizabeth Jenks on 4 December 1836. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died on 27 February 1895, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Charles Thompson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Chas. B. Thompson, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915"
- Unknown in entry for David L. Thompson, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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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Charles Blanchard Thompson
by George Bryan Thompson Charles Blancher Thompson was baptized Methodist-Episcopal in 1832 at the age of 18. On 10 February 1835 he was baptized and later confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Ch …
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