When Joseph Lewis Thompson was born on 8 February 1815, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Benjamin Thompson, was 45 and his mother, Ann Lewis, was 37. He married Penelope Thompson on 28 December 1835, in All Saints, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1860. He died on 15 February 1875, in Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Clarkston City Cemetery, Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States.
Do you know Joseph Lewis? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+7 More Children
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.
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.
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.
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.
Possible Related NamesEliza Penelope Thompson By LaVeda Eliza Williams and printed in the Joseph Lewis Thompson Family Bulletin in October 1962, with the same spelling as shown in the Bulletin In England in the year of 1 …
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.