William Thompson

Brief Life History of William

When William Thompson was born on 28 April 1767, in New Hampshire, United States, his father, Hugh Thompson, was 32 and his mother, Margaret Keen, was 33. He married Sarah Warren Thompson on 15 November 1792, in Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 23 January 1851, in Veazie, Penobscot, Maine, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Veazie, Penobscot, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Thompson
1767–1851
Sarah Warren Thompson
1775–1833
Marriage: 15 November 1792
Warren Thompson
1792–1861
Sarah Warren Tarbell Thompson
1798–1872
Parthenia B Thompson
1799–1836
Edmund W Thompson
1802–1826
Shubael Thompson
1804–1825
Spencer P Thompson
1806–
Caroline K Thompson
1807–1887
James Madison Thompson
1809–
John S Thompson
1811–1883
Lucy H Thompson
1813–1898

Sources (16)

  • William Thompson, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
  • William Thompson, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  • William Thompson, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"

World Events (8)

1772

Oldest grave seen in memorials list

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

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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