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Martha Ernestine Thompson 1848 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1848

Birth Location: Troy Grove Township, LaSalle County, Illinois

Death Date: 29 Apr 1882

Death Location: Sublette, Lee County, Illinois

Father: John Thompson

Mother: Clementine Eastman

Spouse(s): George Hewitt

Children(s): Ernest Hewitt, Minnie Hewitt, Emory Hewitt, Charles Hewitt, George Hewitt

The story of Martha Ernestine Thompson began in 1848 in Troy Grove Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, with parents John Breeding Thompson and Clementine Barker Eastman. As an adult, Martha Ernestine Thompson wed George Franklin Hewitt. Their household included Ernest Wilder Hewitt, Minnie Belle Hewitt, Emory Jerome Hewitt, Charles Roy Hewitt and George Garfield Hewitt. Martha Ernestine Thompson's life came to an end in 1882 in Sublette, Lee County, Illinois.

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Parents

John Thompson
1823 – 1904
Birth Location: Level, Ohio, United States
JT
Clementine Eastman
1819 – 1901
Birth Location: Phillips, Franklin, Maine, USA
CE

Spouses(s)

George Hewitt
1851 – 1936
Birth Location: South Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
GH

Children(s)

Ernest Hewitt
1872 – 1940
Birth Location: Sublette, Lee County, Illinois
EH
Minnie Hewitt
1874 – 1900
Birth Location: Amboy, Lee, Illinois, United States
MH
Emory Hewitt
1878 – 1957
Birth Location: Sublette, Lee, Illinois, USA
EH
Charles Hewitt
1879 – 1970
Birth Location: Sublette Township, Lee County, Illinois
CH
George Hewitt
1882 – 1963
Birth Location: Sublette, Lee, Illinois, USA
GH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Mar 1848
    Event Place: Troy Grove Township, LaSalle County, Illinois
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2011, Year: 1880; Census Place: Amboy, Lee, Illinois; Roll: 225; Family History Film: 1254225; Page: 178B; Enumeration District: 108; Image: 0078., Year: 1880; Census Place: Sublette, Lee, Illinois; Roll: 225; Family History Film: 1254225; Page: 408D; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 0538., Year: 1870; Census Place: Sublette, Lee, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: ., Year: 1850; Census Place: Dayton, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: M432_115; Page: 299B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Dayton, LaSalle, Illinois
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Dayton, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: M432_115; Page: 299B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Sublette, Lee, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sublette, Lee, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Sublette, Lee, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sublette, Lee, Illinois; Roll: 225; Family History Film: 1254225; Page: 408D; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 0538.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 Apr 1882
    Event Place: Sublette, Lee County, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2011

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lee County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2011
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