Ellen Diadamia Thompson

Brief Life History of Ellen Diadamia

When Ellen Diadamia Thompson was born on 15 July 1838, in Alexander, Genesee, New York, United States, her father, George Vaughn Thompson, was 40 and her mother, Lucia Spaulding, was 42. She married Richard Dunwell Maxfield on 5 April 1862, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848. She died on 5 March 1909, in Lindon, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Spring City Cemetery, Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Dunwell Maxfield
1831–1916
Ellen Diadamia Thompson
1838–1909
Marriage: 5 April 1862
Sarah Ellen Maxfield
1863–1938
George Spaulding Maxfield
1864–1900
Elijah Ozro Maxfield
1866–1896
Lewis Bedeque Maxfield
1867–1945
Joseph Clinton Maxfield
1869–1915
Laura Vilate Maxfield
1872–1941
Edah Eveline Maxfield
1874–1963
Archibald Obed Maxfield
1877–1952
Jessie Earl Maxfield
1878–1886

Sources (40)

  • Ellen D Thompson in household of George V Thompson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Ellen D. Mayfield, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
  • Ellen D Maxfield, "Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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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Life of George Vaughn Thompson and Lucia Spalding Thompson

Sketches Of The Life Of George Vaughn Thompson And Lucia Spalding Thompson by Lucretia King (daughter of Henry King and Mary Ellen Thompson King and great-granddaughter of George Vaughn Thompson) (E …

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