John Stuart Thomson (1868 - 1950)

Born 6 Jun 1868 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Died 12 Apr 1950 at age 81 in Glen Rock, Bergen, New Jersey, United States

Biography

John Stuart Thomson was a Canadian-born writer who emigrated to the United States after graduating from McGill University, Montreal. In the early 1900s he lived in New York.^[1]

He was born June 6, 1868 in Montreal and was baptized on 17 Jul 1869 in St. Mathew Presbyterian Church, Pointe-St-Charles.^[2] His parents were likely Francis Stuart Thompson, a Scottish immigrant, and Elizabeth Ferris, who was born in Ontario.^[3][4]

He was recorded in the Census of 1871 living with his parents in Montreal.^[5]

John Stuart died on 12 Apr 1950 and was buried on 14 Apr 1950 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ Bookseller and Stationer, 1909, p. 38
2. ↑ Baptism: "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968", Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1091 #12594889 (accessed 21 June 2023), John S Thompson baptism in 1869 in Montreal (Montréal), Québec (Quebec), Canada.
3. ↑ Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, comp.
4. ↑ "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2YM-QK1Q : 17 March 2018), Francis Stuart Thompson and Elizabeth Ferris, 23 Jul 1867; citing Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,060.
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M42V-HK5 : 24 October 2018), John Thompson in household of Francis Thompson, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
6. ↑ Death: "Ontario, Canada, The Ottawa Journal (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices), 1885-1980", City of Ottawa Archive; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Ottawa Journal Newspaper; Date Range: 1949-1950; Microfilm Number: 369, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 50019 #412900 (accessed 21 June 2023), John Stuart Thomson death 1950 (age 90) in Glen Rock, NJ.
7. ↑ Burial: "New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970", Episcopal Diocese of Newark; Newark, New Jersey; New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1800 - 1970, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 61047 #14712 (accessed 21 June 2023), John Stuart Thomson burial (died on 12 Apr 1950) on 14 Apr 1950 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.

See also:

• "United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLFQ-L6N : 14 November 2019), John Thomson, 1915.
• Wikipedia contributors, "John Stuart Thomson," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Stuart_Thomson&oldid=949886150 (accessed May 8, 2020).