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flag male ancestor  Edward  THOMPSON

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abt. 1839 Michigan, USA
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18 August 1874 Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Father: John Thompson
Mother: Esther Thompson

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NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
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Name: Edward Thompson
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Death Date: 18 Aug 1874
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Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan
Age: 35
Birth Date: 1839
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Marital Status: Single
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B59946-5
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
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Film Number: 1019062
Reference ID: v 1 p 104

'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHRG-1VV : 9 December 2014), Edward Thompson, 18 Aug 1874; citing Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, reference v 1 p 104; FHL microfilm 1,019,062.'
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Did You Know?The name Michigan is based on a native American (Chippewa) word; 'meicigama' (meaning 'great water,' a word referring to Lake Superior). (statesymbolsusa.org)

January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state

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