Ezra Thompson (abt. 1864 - 1905)

Born about 1864 in North Gwillimbury Township, York, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (West) Thompson — married 22 Mar 1886 in East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 15 May 1905 at about age 41 in Holland Landing, East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Ezra was born about 1864. He is the son of Douglas Thompson and Phoebe Sedore.

Ezra appeared in the 1871 Canada Census. The information is as follows: Surname: Thompson, Given Name: Ezra, Gender: Male, Age: 8, Birth Year: 1863, Place of Birth: Ontario, Religion: Episcopal Methodist, Province: Ontario, District Name: York North, District Number: 43, Sub-District Name: East Gwillimbury, Sub-District Number: e, Page Number: 64, Line Number: 6, Microfilm: C-9966, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada Item Number: 1081175. The household included: Douglas (age 45); Phoebe (age 48), Wm. S. (age 21), Clarkson (age 19), George (age 15), Franklin (age 12), Mary J. (age 10), Ezra (age 8 male), Silas (age 6), Henry (age 2), Orin (age 17), Sarah (wife of Orin, married in Dec. 1870, age 19).

Ezra appeared in the 1881 Canada Census. The information is as follows: Surname: THOMPSON, Given Name: Easa, Occupation: Son, Gender: M, Age: 17, Birth Year: 1864, Place of Birth: Ontario, Religion: Free Methodist, Nationality: Irish, Province: Ontario, District Name: York North, District Number: 137, Sub-District Name: Gwillimbury North, Sub-District Number: H, Division Number: 1, Family Number: 220, Page Number: 45, Microfilm: C-13249, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada Item Number: 3628088. The household included: Douglas age 53; Phoebe age 49; Franklin age 29; Easa age 17; Silas age 15; Nancy age 9.

Ezra appeared in the Canada Census of 1901. The information is as follows: Surname: Thompson, Given Name: Ezra, Occupation: Farm Labourer, Gender: Male, Age: 36, Birth Date: 1865-03-22, Marital Status: Married, Place of Birth: Ontario, Religion: Methodist, Relationship: Son, Ethnic Origin: Scotch, Nationality: Canadian, Province: Ontario, District Name: York North, District Number: 130, Sub-District Name: Holland Landing (Village), Sub-District Number: G, Division Number: 1, Family Number: 74, Page Number: 7, Microfilm: T-6507, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada Item Number: 3482151. The household included: Douglas age 73, birth date 28 Mar 1827; Ezra age 36; Mary E. age 41, birth date 25 May 1859; Myrtle M. age 11, birth date 2 Aug 1889; Francis age 6, birth date 20 Aug 1894.

Ezra died due to pneumonia.

Sources

Archives Canada. “Canada Census 1881: Ezra Thompson.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 7 Apr. 2016, www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=3628088. North Gwillimbury Township, York County, Ontario, Canada.

"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJ5-QZ3 : 11 March 2018), Douglas Thompson in entry for Ezra Thompson and Mary Elizabeth West, 22 Mar 1886; citing registration , East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,215.

Archives Canada. “Canada Census 1901: Ezra Thompson.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 15 Mar. 2016, www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=3482151. Holland Landing, York County, Ontario, Canada.

"Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J64Z-HXS : 9 March 2018), Ezra Thompson, 15 May 1905; citing Holland Landing, York, Ontario, yr 1905 cn 31600, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,399.