William Christopher Thompson

Brief Life History of William Christopher

When William Christopher Thompson was born about 1826, in New York, United States, his father, William Thompson, was 28 and his mother, Catharine Andrews, was 20. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Mary Catherine Doyle. He lived in Camillus, Onondaga, New York, United States for about 30 years. He died in 1884, in New York, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Camillus, Onondaga, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Christopher Thompson
about 1826–1884
Mary Catherine Doyle
1834–
Freddie Thompson
1865–1865
William Thompson
about 1866–1911
Emma Thompson
1868–1911

Sources (6)

  • Christopher Thompson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: William Christopher Thompson - Published information: birth-name: William Christopher Thompson
  • William E Thompson, "New York State Census, 1875"

World Events (7)

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

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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