Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton

Samuel Jacob THOMPSON

Male 1844 - 1910  (65 years)


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  • Name Samuel Jacob THOMPSON  [1
    Birth 1841  Seneca Township, Niagara District, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    according to W. P. Thompson 
    Birth 1 Sep 1844  Seneca Township, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Birth 2 Sep 1844  Caledonia, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Birth Abt 1845  Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Since he married on June 16, 1869 aged 24, his birth year was calculated as circa 1845.
    Christening 1 Oct 1847  Seneca Township, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Jacob was baptized by Rev. T. Demorest.
    Gender Male 
    Moved Abt 1865  Carberry, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    from Haldimand County before his father died in 1868 
    Residence 16 Jun 1869  Seneca Township, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 1 Aug 1870  Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    farmer 
    Politics 1880-1890  Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    He was elected a member of the Manitoba legislature for the riding of Norfolk 
    Occupation Abt 1890  Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Provincial Veterinary Surgeon for Manitoba 
    • "His work required him to be away a good deal, when the farm was run by his wife and older boys."
    Moved Abt 1891  St. James, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    from Carberry, when he sold the farm 
    • He bought land at St. James, near Winnipeg.
    Burial Abt 1909  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    in Elmwood Cemetery 
    Courtship
    • Samuel met Maggie on one of his infrequent visits to the farm near Decewsville. She was the sister of the family's three nearest neighbours - William, John and Ed Fawell.
    Death 3 Dec 1909  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Name used by W. P. Thompson was "Samuel J. Thompson"  [2
    Name Jacob Samuel Thompson 
    Name Samuel J. Thompson  [5
    Occupation Carberry, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    veterinary doctor 
    • "His veterinary office was under a farm building."
    Reference Number 56.13 
    Residence Carberry, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    a big house within the western limits 
    • He also had a barn and granary, with the farm land being further west.
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    • FHL microfilm # 2,230,879. NAC microfilm C-9917. In Walpole Township, Haldimand County, in the 1871 census searchable index, there is a Jacob Thompson, born in Ontario, Wesleyan Methodist, in District 17, subdistrict A, division page 3, page D. The Haldimand County census returns are items 1 to 18.
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    • He died December 3, 1909 in Winnipeg. See Legacy source A00582. April 26, 2005.
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    • He married Margaret Fawell on June 6, 1869. The Ancestry.com index refers to the "Hullsville Curcuit" (Methodist), Haldimand County, on Family History Library microfilm # 1,030,057.
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    • Samuel and his wife, Margaret (Maggie) were buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg. He died December 3, 1909. Don't know her death date. Ask Donna Kirkwood, Linda Holdaway or others? See Legacy source A00582. April 26, 2005.
    _UID DC4B14CB2FA248308E019297E96C78320616 
    Death 1910  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I5223  Everyone
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2012 

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

    Family Margaret FAWELL,   b. 3 Jan 1848, Haldimand County, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 16 Jun 1869  Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Marriage 16 Jun 1869  Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    was conducted by a minister on the "Hullsville Circuit" 
    • [The minister was probably a Methodist.]
    Marriage registration 16 Jun 1869  Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • The minister [Methodist?] on the Hullsville Curcuit probably recorded the marriage in his books. The Ontario Marriage Index refers to Family History Library microfilm # 1,030,057.
    Children 
     1. Wesley THOMPSON,   b. 26 Jul 1870, Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1909 (Age 38 years)
     2. Chester Fawell THOMPSON   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. W.J. THOMPSON
     4. Fanny THOMPSON   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. M.A. THOMPSON
     6. C.G. THOMPSON
     7. Earl Edward THOMPSON   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Gertrude THOMPSON   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. M. THOMPSON
     10. C. THOMPSON
    Family ID F1666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2006 

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

    2. [S663] Thompson, Dr. J. and Dr. M. Thompson, editors, A00576, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 1981.), 2 Apr 2005, page 9 (typed # 47, stamped # 54), A00576. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S353] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00288, 13 Feb 2002, Volume 1, page 266, Gore District, Seneca Township., A00288. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S832] A00736, 9 Feb 2006, A00736. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1140] Registrar General, Government of Ontario, Canada, Canada. Ontario. Vital Registrations: A. Births, #1870-008534 Norfolk County (Reliability: 3).



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