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Rebecca Boyd Hampton 

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William Hampton
10/8/1778 - 1870

 


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Rebecca Boyd Hampton
2/8/1820 - 3/7/1876
Rebecca Boyd Hampton was born on February 8, 1820 in Fish Creek, Pennsylvania and died on March 7, 1876 in Fish Creek, Pennsylvania. She lived to be 56 years old.

She married in 1841 to George and they had eight children:
Russel(abt.1842)
Matilda (12/25/1844)- called Aunt Tillie Price
Clarinda Seville (7/18/1846 -died in childhood)
Mary Ann
Daniel Webster (12/6/1853 -died at age seven)
Alvaretta (6/23/1851 died young)
William Oscar (8/4/1855) -called Uncle Will
Infant(died)
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Census9/6/1850 Fishing Creek PA (Columbia County) 30 yrs old 
Starting on line 37, listed are George Pealer (31 year old, male), Rebecca (age 30, female), Russel (age 8, male), Matilda (age 6, female), Clannda S. (age 4, female) and Mary A (age 1, female). George lists his occupation as a farmer and estimates the value of his real estate owned at $2, 000. Place of birth for all is listed as PA and the three oldest children attended school during the last year. 
Census7/19/1860 Fishing Creek PA (Columbia County) 40 yrs old 
family# 789: Geo Pealer (age 41), Rebecca (age 39, female), Russel (age 18, male), Matilda (age 16, female), Clainda (age 14, female) Mary A.(9)William(3) C. A. Hampton(41-female) - C.S. Teacher. George is a farmer, Rebecca is keeping house, Russel is a student, and Matilda is keeping house. George estimates the value of his real estate to be $4,000 & the value of his personal estate to be $1,019. All were born in PA. 

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AgeDateEvent
10 1830 The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England
19 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
24 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
33 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
36 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
39 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
45 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
49 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
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8 1828 Gold is discovered in Georgia.
14 1834 July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah
41 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
42 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
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10 1830 Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
15 1835 Second Seminole Indian War begins.
17 1837 The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
20 1840 Oregon Trail is established
22 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
35 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
40 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
42 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
43 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
45 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
48 1868 An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
55 1875 Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
56 1876 The National League of Baseball is founded
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13 1833 Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico


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George Pealer
Born on August 14, 1818 and died on December 9, 1897.
They were married 1/1/1841.

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The Children of Rebecca Boyd Hampton

58 years old
Russel Ralph Pealer
Born in Greenwood Township, Columbia Co., Pennsylvania about 1842 and died in Three Rivers, Michigan on March 7, 1918. He was about 76 years old.

His Great-Great-Grandfather, Caleb Hopkins, on his Mother's side was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. He was born and raised on a farm. In 1859 he attended the New Columbus Norman School. He wou...
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21 years old
Mary Ann Pealer
Born somewhere in Pennsylvania on March 4, 1849 and died in Berlin, Ohio on April 16, 1875. She was 26 years old.

Children:
Myrtle Dell(1870)married Edward Chambers
Bertha May(1872)
Annie Ethel(1873)
George W. Auten (1875)

Mary caught a cold and died soon after the birth of George. Mary & ...
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