Rachel
KIMBALL
Born
8 July 1788
,
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died
abt. 1852
,
Lowell, Kent, Michigan, USA
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Born: 8 July 1788 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Father:
Noah KIMBALL
Mother:
Azuba SALISBURY
Maternal grandparents:
Thomas SALISBURY
, Rebecca BUSHEE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rachel married Orren THOMPSON 8 June 1809 in Pownal, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Orren THOMPSON was born abt. 1777 in Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center). Orren died 8 September 1843 in Savannah, New York, USA.
Rachel KIMBALL died abt. 1852 in Lowell, Kent, Michigan, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Rachel KIMBALL
Children of Orren THOMPSON and Rachel KIMBALL
Sylvenus D THOMPSONBorn: 25 February 1810, Pownal, Vermont, USA
Died: 24 February 1875, Browne, Kent, Michigan, USA
Died: 24 February 1875, Browne, Kent, Michigan, USA
Helen Almira THOMPSONBorn: abt. 1811, Pownal, Vermont, USA
Died: abt. 1832,
Died: abt. 1832,
Sylvester THOMPSONBorn: 2 October 1814, Pownal, Vermont, USA
Died: 7 December 1893, Belding, Ionia, Michigan, USA
Died: 7 December 1893, Belding, Ionia, Michigan, USA
Amelia E THOMPSONBorn: abt. 1815, Pownal, Vermont, USA
Died: 22 July 1876, Lowell, Kent, Michigan, USA
Died: 22 July 1876, Lowell, Kent, Michigan, USA
Azubah THOMPSON Samuel THOMPSONBorn: abt. 1822, Pownal, Vermont, USA
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Birth — 17888 July 1788
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
1809 Marriage / PartnerRachel KIMBALL and Orren THOMPSON 8 June 1809, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)
She was 20 years old.
1810 Birth of ChildSylvenus D THOMPSON was born 25 February 1810, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)
Rachel was 21 years old.
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.1814 Birth of ChildSylvester THOMPSON was born 2 October 1814, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)
Rachel was 26 years old.
1819 Birth of ChildAzubah THOMPSON was born 1 February 1819, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)
Rachel was 30 years old.
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Death of Spouse/PartnerOrren THOMPSON died 8 September 1843, Savannah, New York, USA
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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