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Joseph Charles Thomson (abt. 1837 - 1904)

Joseph Charles Thomson
Born about in Upper Canadamap
Husband of — married 24 Mar 1859 in Fort Erie, Welland, Canada Westmap
Died at about age 66 in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

Joseph, born about 1837, was the son of Robert and Eliza Thomson. Robert was a merchant in Southwold Township, Canada West (Ontario)[1]

In 1859, Joseph married Agnes Rooth in Welland.[2]

In the 1861 Canada Census, his occupation is listed as "seaman."[3]

In 1881, he was a sea captain and he and Agnes had two children, Maud and Edmond.[4]

He and Agnes emigrated to the United States in 1885 and in 1900 lived in Chicago. Joseph's occupation is listed as "marine captain" in the 1900 U.S. Census.[5]

Joseph died in 1904.[6]

Sources

  1. Census of Canada West, 1851, Southwold, Elgin
  2. "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-1WX9 : 9 March 2018), Joseph Chas Thompson and Agnes Rooth, 24 Mar 1859; citing Welland, Niagara, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,067.
  3. Census of Canada West, 1861, Southwold, Elgin
  4. "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFD-GVK : accessed 13 January 2016), Joseph C. Thomson, Welland, Welland, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 73; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13253, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,889.
  5. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS35-N51 : accessed 18 May 2021), Joseph C Thomson, Precinct 39 Chicago city Ward 15, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 497, sheet 1B, family 28, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,265.
  6. "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1922," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N792-WJ3 : accessed 20 May 2014), Joseph Charles Thomson, 27 Jun 1904; citing Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois, Rosehill Cemetery, cn 11033, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1239945.




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