Thomas Field

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Thomas Field 1696–20 May 1777 (Age 81) Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Thomas

When Thomas Field was born in 1696, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Field, was 26 and his mother, Abigail Dexter, was 24. He married Abigail Knight about 1717, in Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 20 May 1777, in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, at the age of 81.

Spouse and Children

Thomas Field Male 1696–1777

•  Male

Abigail Knight Female 1696–1725

•  Female

Marriage about 1717 Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Children (3)

Phoebe Field Female 1720–1813

•  Female

Thomas Field Jr. Male 1723–1775

•  Male

Lois Field Female 1723–Deceased

•  Female

Name Meaning

Field

Thomas 1 English: topographic name for someone who lived on land which had been cleared of forest, but not brought into cultivation, from Old English feld ‘pasture’, ‘open country’, as opposed on the one hand to æcer ‘cultivated soil’, ‘enclosed land’ ( see Acker ) and on the other to weald ‘wooded land’, ‘forest’ ( see Wald ).2 Possibly also Scottish or Irish: reduced form of McField ( see Mcphail ).3 Jewish (American): Americanized and shortened form of any of the many Jewish surnames containing Feld.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006. Possible Related Names Acker Wald Mcphail Feild Fielden Fieldhouse Glanville Greenfield Highfield Mansfield Merrifield

Parents and Siblings

Thomas Field Male 1670–1752

•  Male

Abigail Dexter Female 1672–1725

•  Female

Siblings (6)

Thomas Field Male 1696–1777

•  Male

Joseph Field Male 1699–1736

•  Male

Jeremiah Field Male 1706–1768

•  Male

Nataniel Field Male 1708–1753

•  Male

Stephen Field Male 1710–1727

•  Male +1 More Child

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

1680 1700 1720 1740 1760 1780 1800 1820

Thomas Field

1696–1777 Abigail Knight

1696–1725 Marriage: about 1717

Phoebe Field

1720–1813 Thomas Field Jr.

1723–1775 Lois Field

1723–Deceased

World Events (3)

1723 · Pirates Hung

in Newport Age 28 On July 17, 1723, twenty-eight pirates are hung in Newport, Rhode Island. 1763 · First Synagogue in America Age 68 The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States. 1772 · The Gaspee Affair Age 77 On June 9, 1772, colonists that are angry with the trade restrictions that Britain put them under, board the HMS Gaspee and set it ablaze. This was the first act of violence against the British on the North American continent.