Thomas
KIRKLAND
Born
13 May 1798
,
Norwich, Connecticut, USA
Died
8 February 1876
,
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: 13 May 1798 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA
Father:
Jabez KIRKLAND
Mother:
Eunice BURNHAM
Maternal grandparents:
James BURNHAM
, Sarah HASKELL
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Polly M MANLEY 17 January 1822 in Columbia, Connecticut, USA . Polly M MANLEY was born 28 September 1799 in Columbia, Connecticut, USA. Polly M died 17 April 1875 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills).
Thomas KIRKLAND died 8 February 1876 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA .
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Recorded occupation: Farmer
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
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Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Spouse & Children of Thomas KIRKLAND
Thomas KIRKLAND married 
Polly M MANLEY
Marriage date: 17 January 1822
Marriage place: Columbia, Connecticut, USA
Polly M MANLEYMarriage date: 17 January 1822
Marriage place: Columbia, Connecticut, USA
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Birth — 179813 May 1798
Norwich, Connecticut, USA
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.
1822 Marriage / PartnerThomas KIRKLAND and Polly M MANLEY 17 January 1822, Columbia, Connecticut, USA
He was 23 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)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1875 Death of Spouse/PartnerPolly M MANLEY died 17 April 1875, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)
Death
Name: Thomas Kirkland
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Agawam
Death Date: 08 Feb 1876
Death Place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 77
Birth Date: 1799
Birth Place: Norwich, Ct
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Jabez Kirkland
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Eunice K Kirkland
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07552-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 2028187
Reference ID: it8 v1 p34 n43
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch : 10 December 2014), Thomas Kirkland, 08 Feb 1876; citing Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference it8 v1 p34 n43; FHL microfilm 2,028,187.'
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Name: Thomas Kirkland
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Agawam
Death Date: 08 Feb 1876
Death Place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 77
Birth Date: 1799
Birth Place: Norwich, Ct
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Jabez Kirkland
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Eunice K Kirkland
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07552-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 2028187
Reference ID: it8 v1 p34 n43
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch : 10 December 2014), Thomas Kirkland, 08 Feb 1876; citing Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference it8 v1 p34 n43; FHL microfilm 2,028,187.'
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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