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Jacob THOMPSON

Male 1797 - 1868  (71 years)


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  • Name Jacob THOMPSON  [1] 
    Birth 9 Aug 1797  Queen's County, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 9 Aug 1797  Queen's County, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Since he died on September 4, 1868 aged 71 years and 26 days, his birthdate was calculated as August 9, 1797.
    Emigration 1832  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    to Canada, aged around 30, with his brother, William Thompson, 
    Residence Abt 1832  Seneca Township, Niagara District, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    at a farm that was adjacent to his brother William's farm 
    • The farms were "five miles south of Caledonia and one mile east of the Grand River".
    Residence Aft 1831  Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Caledonia 
    Residence 1837  Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Jacob was listed, with his brother, William Thompson, on the Haldimand County Collector's Roll 1837. He was assessed 1 shilling, 5 pence for the District Tax, 7-1/2 pence for the 'Members Wage', for a total of 2 shillings, 4-1/2 pence.
    Residence Abt 1844  Seneca Township, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    at lot 8, concession 1 east of the plank road, 
    Land 25 Aug 1853  Seneca Township, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Jacob bought land in Seneca, "res. Seneca W 1/2 of lot 8 EPK RD {east of the plank road} ID, type S, Deed no. 01. R.G. series C-111-7, reference volume 003, page 035".
    Residence Abt 1860  Seneca Township, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    farm near Caledonia 
    • W. P. Thompson records that "his farm near Caledonia was a good one and he was prosperous. He built a fine large house on the farm."
    Residence Abt 1868  Seneca Township, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    farm near Caledonia which was sold when he died 
    Death 4 Sep 1868  Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Aft 4 Sep 1868  Caledonia, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    in the old Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery at the former Seneca Village 
    • His gravestone was recorded as "In Memory Of / Jacob Thompson / Died 4 Sept. 1868 / Aged / 71 Yrs, 26 D's / A Native Of / Queens Co. Ireland".
    Reference Number 56.1 
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    • 1853 Seneca Township, Seneca Reserve?, W 1/2 of lot 8 EPKRD {east of the plank road}. ID 5, 1853 08 25, ND, Type S, Deed no. 01, R.G. series C-111-7, reference volume 003, page 035. FHL microfilm # 1,376,446 is index.
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    • Jacob THOMPSON died in 1868. Check microfilm # 0,589,520 - Haldimand County probate index v. 1-2 1851-1969. Also, Register books A (1851-1876) microfilm # 0,589,521, B (1876-1889) microfilm # 0,589,522, C (1889-1901) microfilm # 0,589,523. Also probate papers starting microfilm # 0,589,524.
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    • microfilm # 1630792. NAC # C-2960. Petition # W 22 / 14. August 6, 1840. Jacob Thompson.
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    • microfilm # 1,630,792. NAC # C-2960. Petition # W 22 / 14. August 27, 1840. (different date, but same number). Jacob Thompson.
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    • microfilm # 1,630,793. NAC # C-2961. Petition # W 22 / 96. December 8, 1840. Jacob Thompson, in Hamilton & Port Dover Road.
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    • Abstract for lot 8, concession 1 east of the plank road [?], Seneca Township. Ref: Legacy source A00582.
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    • Jacob and Eliza were likely in Seneca Township or Oneida Township.
    _UID 623CF184588E4CDAB8627DF5300AAC099AC6 
    Burial Aft 4 Sep 1868  Caledonia, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Jacob was buried in the Old Methodist Cemetery in the former Seneca Village, now part of Caledonia. His monument was numbered 32 in the OGS cemetery transcription.
    Person ID I3452  Everyone
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2012 

    Father William THOMPSON,   b. Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth,   b. Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1071  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth MAY,   b. Abt 1808   d. 30 Mar 1881, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Children 
     1. Sarah THOMPSON   d. 3 Nov 1856, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Annie THOMPSON   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Amelia THOMPSON   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Elizabeth THOMPSON,   b. Abt Sep 1836, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1859, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 22 years)
     5. Wesley THOMPSON,   b. 1838, Seneca Township, Niagara District, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1896, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     6. Samuel Jacob THOMPSON,   b. 1 Sep 1844, Seneca Township, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1910, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     7. Mary THOMPSON,   b. 1848   d. 1875, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
    Family ID F1100  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Oct 2001 

  • Sources 
    1. [S832] A00736, 9 Feb 2006, A00736. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S724] Ontario Genealogical Society, Hamilton Branch, A00634, (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 1988), 19 Jun 2005, page 11, entry # 32, A00634. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S663] Thompson, Dr. J. and Dr. M. Thompson, editors, A00576, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 1981.), 2 Apr 2005, page 2 (typed # 41; stamped # 47), A00576. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S663] Thompson, Dr. J. and Dr. M. Thompson, editors, A00576, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 1981.), 2 Apr 2005, page 4 (typed # 42; stamped # 49), A00576. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S509] Thompson, Cecil Holmes, A00253, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. c. 1938), 6 Aug 2003, page 1, A00253. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S271] Corlene Taylor and Gregory John Miller, transcribers, A00230, (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada: Niagara Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986.), 20 May 2001, Notes page 4., A00230. (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S669] Hignell, Edward T., A00582, (Ontario, Canada, c. 1981), 26 Apr 2005, A00582. (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S202] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00174, (Calgary, Alberta, Canada. c. 1985), 25 Feb 2001, A00174. (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S663] Thompson, Dr. J. and Dr. M. Thompson, editors, A00576, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 1981.), 2 Apr 2005, page 4 (typed # 43, stamped # 50), A00576. (Reliability: 3).


 

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