Eveline or Evelyn Read

Brief Life History of Eveline or Evelyn

When Eveline or Evelyn Read was born on 11 December 1823, in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, Joseph Read, was 28 and her mother, Mary Sprague, was 30. She married Abraham Dobson Thompson on 7 April 1840, in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Victoria, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1881 and Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1901. She died on 1 January 1909, in Conns Mills, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 85, and was buried in Thompson Cemetery, Conns Mills, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Abraham Dobson Thompson
1812–1879
Eveline or Evelyn Read
1823–1909
Marriage: 7 April 1840
Mary Elizabeth Thompson
1841–1917
Sarah Abigail Thompson
1842–1903
Isabelle Jane Thompson Lattey
1844–1914
Amelia Thompson
1845–1878
John Rufus Thompson
1847–1929
Nancy Thompson
1848–1881
Ralph Abraham Thompson
1851–1913
Matilda M. Thompson
1852–1877
Elsiberry “Elsie” Catherine Thompson
1854–1884
Lucinda Thompson
1856–1895
Joseph R Thompson
1857–1896
Edward Thompson
1859–1929
David C Thompson
1861–1942
George Herbert Thompson
1864–1948
Evelyn May Thompson
1866–1921
Abraham Noble Thompson
1868–1938

Sources (59)

  • Eveline Thompson, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • Eveline Thompson, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
  • Evelyn Thompson, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955"

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World Events (5)

1867 · British North America Act

The British North America Act or Constitution Act of 1867 caused three British colonies, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada to be united as one under the name Canada. Until this point New Brunswick had been the British crown colony.

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Name Meaning

English and Scottish: variant of Reed .

History: A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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