Mary Jane (Megeney) Thompson (abt. 1843 - abt. 1874)

Born about 1843 in Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Wife of Brenton H Thompson — married 14 Sep 1865 in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died about 1874 at about age 31 in Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Jane was born around 1843. She was the daughter of James Mageney and Ann Black.^[1]

She married Brenton Thompson in 1865.^[1][2] They had three children:

• Ansel Richard, born 1867.^[3]
• Sarah Annetta, born 1869.^[4]
• Samuel, born after April 1871, died 1872.^[5]

Jane died in 1874.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Cyrus Black, Historical Record of the Posterity of William Black: Who Settled in this Country in the Year Seventeen Hundred and Seventy-five, Also a Sketch of 23 English Families and Some Early Settlers from New England, who Settled at the Head of the Bay of Fundy about the Same Time, Canada: Amherst Gazette Stream Printing House, 1885, pages 76-78. Google Books (accessed 3 January 2024).
2. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918", citing Digital film/folder number: 007597251; Image number: 186, FamilySearch Record: WHJM-BVZM (accessed 3 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89N8-2B9, Brinton H Thompson marriage to Mary Jane Megeney on 14 Sep 1865 in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
3. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877", citing Digital film/folder number: 004059083_003_M9S9-G2Z; Image number: 32, FamilySearch Record: 7BS9-9YMM (accessed 3 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9N6-8DH, Ansel Richard Thompson born to Mary Jane on 6 Feb 1867 in Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.
4. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877", citing Digital film/folder number: 004059083_003_M9S9-G2Z; Image number: 83, FamilySearch Record: 7YYG-9FMM (accessed 3 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9N6-8DL, Sarah Annetta Thompson born to Mary Jane MacGeney on 30 Aug 1869 in Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.
5. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877", citing Digital film/folder number: 007605043; Image number: 86, FamilySearch Record: ZPK2-RXN2 (accessed 3 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9JJ-QZWH, Samuel Thompson death 15 Aug 1872 (age 1), son of Brenton H Thompson, in Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.

• "1871 Census of Canada", Year: 1871; Census Place: Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10556; Page: 17, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1578 #541445 (accessed 3 January 2024), Mary Jane Thompson (28) in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia. Born in Nova Scotia.