Brief Life History of James
When James Thompson was born on 6 January 1793, in Charlotte, New Brunswick, British Colonial America, his father, James Thompson Sr., was 36 and his mother, Hannah Woodbury, was 36. He married Patience Bradford in 1814, in United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 30 May 1855, in his hometown, at the age of 62, and was buried in Saint Stephen Rural Cemetery, St. Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada.
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- James Thompson, "Find A Grave Index"
- James Thompson in entry for Chas W Thompson, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
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1799
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1820 · First Bank
March 25, 1820, the first bank located in Saint John, New Brunswick, was established.
1838 · Aroostook War
The Aroostook War took place from 1838-1839. It was a conflict between the state of Maine and New Brunswick over the northern boarder. The battle was bloodless.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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