Hyrum Luculius Thompson

Brief Life History of Hyrum Luculius

When Hyrum Luculius Thompson was born on 21 October 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Luculous T. Thompson, was 23 and his mother, Achsah Melissa Allred, was 22. He married Susan Ellis Hawley on 22 June 1867, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880 and Bear Lake, Idaho, United States in 1900. He died on 7 September 1921, in Raymond, County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 74, and was buried in Cardston Alberta Temple, Cardston, Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Hyrum Luculius Thompson
1846–1921
Susan Ellis Hawley
1846–1912
Marriage: 22 June 1867
Hyrum Lucullus Thompson Jr
1868–1943
Susan Edith Thompson
1871–1872
Lettie Malissa Thompson
1873–1959
William Henry Thompson
1876–1882
Benjamin Hawley Thompson
1881–1882
Mary Bell Thompson
1884–1884
Bertha Ellen Thompson
1886–1959

Sources (27)

  • Hyrum L Thompson, "Canada Census, 1916"
  • Hyrum L Thompson, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Hyrum L Thompson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1848 · Fire Destroys the Temple

On October 9, 1848, an arsonists fire claimed everything but the outer walls of the Nauvoo Temple since the structure was made out of limestone and wood. It was meant to discourage the Saints that had fled to never come back.

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

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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