William Langdon Thompson

Brief Life History of William Langdon

When William Langdon Thompson was born on 3 January 1818, in Warren, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Abraham Thompson, was 30 and his mother, Catherine Shearer, was 23. He married Rachel F Slone in 1846. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pine Grove Township, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. He died on 19 June 1888, in Warren, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Russell, Pine Grove Township, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Langdon Thompson
1818–1888
Rachel F Slone
1831–1907
Marriage: 1846
Harriet Marietta Thompson
1846–1887
James Leon Thompson
1849–1852
James Lee Thompson
1852–1908
Cora Bell Thompson
1857–1920

Sources (3)

  • William Thompson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • William Thompson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Wm L Thompson, "United States Census, 1880"

World Events (7)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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