Brief Life History of George
When George Thomson was born on 1 March 1830, in Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Moses Robert Thomson, was 51 and his mother, Janet Steel, was 31. He married Joanna Murray Bee in 1853, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States. He lived in Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1841 and Providence, Cache, Utah, United States for about 10 years. In 1900, at the age of 70, his occupation is listed as farmer in Providence, Cache, Utah, United States. He died on 15 July 1918, in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Richmond City Cemetery, Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- George Thomson, "Scotland Census, 1841"
- George Thomson, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- George Thomson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1832 · The Scottish Reform Act
The Scottish Reform Act was introduced by Parliament that introduced changes to the election laws in Scotland. The Act didn’t change the method of how the counties elected members but adopted a different solution for each pair of counties. Ultimately, it brought about boundary changes so that some burghs would have more say for the country than others.
1858
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Mary Ellen Allsop BIRTH 22 Feb 1856 DEATH 15 Oct 1858 (aged 2) BURIAL Richmond City Cemetery Richmond, Cache County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 59246365
Name Meaning
Scottish, English and northern Irish: variant of Thompson .
Scottish: sometimes an Anglicized form of Gaelic McThomas; see McTavish , McComish .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen . Compare Thompson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE THOMSON
BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE THOMSON George Thomson, son of Moses Thomson and Janet Steele was born at Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland, March 1, 1830. He was the third child out of a family of eight chi …
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