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John Thomson

Birth Date
On 1794 October 16 (Born)
Death Date
On 1876 June 20 (Died)
Gender
Male

Born

1794 October 16

Date Details

Occurred On 1794 October 16

Traveled in James S. Brown Company (1862)

1862 July 28 – October 2 (Age 67) Pioneers in Company
Additional Information

John arrived in New York on 13 June 1862 via the ship Manchester, traveling with his wife, Jane Prior Thomson, their two children, James, Lois. Also married son, John Thomson, Jr. his wife, Sarah Simmons, and their children, Christopher John, Edna Agnes and Orson Spencer listed separately in ship's log.

The roster for the James Brown company (where the surname is spelled Thompson) indicates that John was traveling with his "family."  The family sailed to America in 1862 on the ship Manchester.

Date Details

Started On 1862 July 28
Joined Company
Ended On 1862 October 2
Company Arrived

Died

1876 June 20 (Age 81)

Sources

Person

Pioneer

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