Wesley THOMPSON

1838 - 1896  (58 years)

• Name	Wesley THOMPSON  [1]
  Birth	1838	Seneca Township, Niagara District, Upper Canada, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Physical Description	W. P. Thompson, his son, described Wesley as "a very tall, thin man with a long face, the boney structure of which was not concealed by a thin red beard."
  Education	Abt 1848	Seneca Township, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada   [2, 3]
  	His education "was confined to the elementary grades like that of all farm boys of the time, but as a man he seemed to be better educated than his neigbors, using good English with none of the ordinary mistakes. He owned only two books, the bible and a history of the North West Rebellion. But he was a regular subscriber to the Toronto "Globe" and the Montreal "Witness" (a weekly) and read them thoroughly; he often read long passages (political speeches, etc) from them aloud to the family. At that time the "Globe" reported political speeches verbatim in full."
  Character	His son, W. P. Thompson, described his character. "He was a very stern, austere man and very religious, a staunch, old-fashioned Methodist and active in that church. He conducted family prayers and bible reading morning and night. He had no vices that I know of and no humor in his make-up."
  Land	Abt 1858	Oneida Township, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada   [2]
  	farm of 100 acres that was 2 miles north of Decewsville, 12 miles from the lake and 50 miles west of Niagara
  Residence	1894	Oneida Township, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada   [4]
  	Since the farm was on good land, he was fairly prosperous. "He built a fine large house in 1894."
  Death	1896	Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	of a brain tumor
  Family	W. P. Thompson recorded his family life. "He was very strict with his children; permitted no games on Sunday and no reading except of a religious paper. There was little affection between him and them. I cannot recall any demonstrations of affection for mother or any of the children. We did not fear him; he never punished ups physically."
  Interests	"I cannot recall any social, political, or community enterprises in which he took part except church work."
  Reference Number	56.14
  Will	There was a will probated by a Wesley Thompson in Haldimand County. The refence numbers were: non-contentious business book # 94, grant book # 91, instrument # 1643, register book # 651, C.
  _TODO	Open
  	Wesley THOMPSON, N. Cayuga, 1643, 1896. FHL microfilm # 0,589,539 covers # 1612-1705, 1896-1897. N. Cayuga. Probate of a Wesley Thompson in non-contentious business book 94, grant book 91, instrument # 1643, register book 651, C.
  _UID	729C0BEF2B9F4E4799EDAC77E52ACD3723E6
  Death	1896	Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I4588	Everyone
  Last Modified	5 May 2005

  
  

  Father	Jacob THOMPSON,   b. 9 Aug 1797, Queen's County, Ireland d. 4 Sep 1868, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth MAY,   b. Abt 1808   d. 30 Mar 1881, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 73 years)
  Family ID	F1100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah BIGGAR   d. 1909, Ontario, Canada
  Marriage	1870  [4]
  Children	1. Wellington THOMPSON,   b. 1877, Oneida Township, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lily THOMPSON,   b. 1883, Oneida Township, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   3. S. THOMPSON   4. W.P. THOMPSON   5. J. THOMPSON   6. Unknown THOMPSON   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2005

  
  

• Sources

  [S663] Thompson, Dr. J. and Dr. M. Thompson, editors, A00576, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 1981.), 2 Apr 2005, page 3 (stamped # 48), A00576. (Reliability: 3). [S663] Thompson, Dr. J. and Dr. M. Thompson, editors, A00576, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 1981.), 2 Apr 2005, page 6 (typed # 44, stamped # 51), A00576. (Reliability: 3). [S663] Thompson, Dr. J. and Dr. M. Thompson, editors, A00576, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 1981.), 2 Apr 2005, page 5 (typed # 43, stamped # 50), A00576. (Reliability: 3). [S663] Thompson, Dr. J. and Dr. M. Thompson, editors, A00576, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 1981.), 2 Apr 2005, page 7 (typed # 45, stamped # 52), A00576. (Reliability: 3). [S672] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00585, 5 May 2005, A00585. (Reliability: 3).