Lionel Stanley Thompson

Male25 November 1918–9 April 2007

Brief Life History of Lionel Stanley

When Lionel Stanley Thompson was born on 25 November 1918, in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, William Anthony Thompson, was 23 and his mother, Matilda Adelaide Acker Gregory, was 16. He had at least 1 daughter with Helen Geraldine Stevens. He died on 9 April 2007, in his hometown, at the age of 88, and was buried in Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Lionel Stanley Thompson
1918–2007
Helen Geraldine Stevens
1926–2012
Bonnita Jeannette Thompson
1956–1956

Sources (3)

  • Lionel S Thompson, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Lionel Thompson in entry for Bonnita Jeannette Thompson, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1956-1957"
  • Lionel Stanley Thompson, "Find A Grave Index"

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Children (1)

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (2)

World Events (5)

1921 · Racing Schooner Launched

Age 3

The Bluenose racing schooner was launched on March 26, 1921, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It was evident that the ship was nothing like other ships that had been launched.

1945 · HMCS Esquimalt Torpedoed

Age 27

On April 16, 1945, the HMCS Esquimalt was torpedoed by German U-Boats. Thirty-nine men died, some due to the attack others to exposure to cold. Those that survived were rescued by the Sarnia.

1955 · Canso Causeway Completed

Age 37

The Canso Causeway was completed on April 13, 1955. It is a bridge across the Strait of Canso connecting Cape Breton Island. It is constructed in a S shape.

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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